Lauv Quotes

I never forget the first time I was on 'Top of the Pops', my bass player said: 'You've made it!' I did used to think, when I was younger, that I'd be on there one day.

But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity.

You're only as big as your last hit.

When the whole 'Saw' thing died down, I feel like I had praise withdrawals. I had never been congratulated so much on something in my life. So, it was a really amazing whirlwind when 'Saw' came out.

If people love you, if you're making money, if the performances you have are unlike anything anyone has ever seen, you get put in a position to be the man.

The first time someone asked us for an autograph was the moment we realized we were doing something that most people spend their teenage years dreaming about, for sure.

I do a fantastic job for a living: I get to play in front of 90,000, and obviously, everyone knows your name and what have you. But I'm no better than anyone else.

We were up for a Grammy, we sold millions of records and we toured the world I don't know how many times. It was insane.

When I was 20, I wanted to be famous and win a Grammy and have people respect and love me.

I think if you are a talented person, your story makes you a bigger star rather than the art.

Rock stars get room keys, I get business cards.

Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.

I have received more fulfillment and adulation than I would ever know what to do with in terms of show business.

It's honestly every time that I'm doing something, and every time I visit a station and hear my song on the radio and people buying my stuff, I'm like 'Are you kidding me? This is insane!'

It's not the part of being a celebrity that's so attractive to me. It's being recognized for your accomplishments and what you've done... becoming closer to what you want to achieve in life.

He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.

I was very blessed with 'N Sync. It was a big success and it was a lot of fun.

Every show that sells out is like a hero's welcome for me.

It would be nice to garner new fans and make it a success - and success is relevant, we already know all that.

I have the stardom glow.

It is a good thing to happen to you, to have that taste of fame because then you don't hanker for it.

I was onstage with Menudo since I was 12 years old. To us, the most successful one was the guy with the most fans. If you moved your hips and the girls screamed, you were getting it right. Who wouldn't want to be like Elvis or Jim Morrison!

Just because you've got a hit doesn't mean you've made it.

I just want to say what a tremendous honor it is to be on a show like 'The Newsroom.' I've always dreamed of being on something this important and being on a show that really resonates with a lot of very, very intelligent people in the world, and I've gained such a loyal fan base.

The recognition thing started to happen in 2009 when 'Skins' season three had come out and we were on TV. It used to happen much more when we were in the height of our success, but I never really saw it as a chore or anything like that. It was just quite exciting - you had fans.