Mel Torme Quotes

I'd love to have a hit record. I don't believe anyone that says they wouldn't like that.

I'd love it if one of my songs became a hit.

I know I will never have a hit single in America.

I haven't had a big hit record in America since 1987.

Crossfire's done very well. I knew it was a great song, but I didn't know it would be so big.

It's a weird thing to say you want people to be sick of your song, but I guess that's what happens if your song goes really well.

I'm not concerned at all to have a number one song or a top 10 or top 50 or top whatever.

We're not trying to be a mega-pop-band, but we also wouldn't be opposed to selling millions of records, either.

I've always wanted to have one of those hits on the radio, but we haven't really been able to crack that code.

Did Amy Winehouse have a hit single from 'Frank?' I love 'Frank,' but people didn't really pay attention to her until 'Back to Black.' So no, I haven't had a hit single. I personally am not bothered about that.

I just feel really lucky to have had some hits because we had a lot of time where we didn't have them. It's better to have a hit. You can ask anyone - U2, Green Day - and they'll tell you the same thing.

I want to sell out arenas and sell millions of records.

When 'I'm Sorry' came out and became such a huge hit, that made 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' start selling. Then that became a huge, huge hit.

We used to call it recurrent airplay when someone had a hit.

If any of our songs ever did make it on the top ten, I'd disband the group immediately.

I'm not trying to sound pretentious, but we did sell 12 million records on the first album, so we did get paid a little bit.

If I could sell 500 million records every time, it would be great. But I've also had the luxury experience of having it when I was a teenager, in a very kind of model version of it.

When you are in your 20's and 30's, you just want a hit record and you don't really care how it happens.

I was a 10 million-plus selling artist.

Fame came quickly. I was only 19 when I secured my initial recording contract and my first two hit records - 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and 'Cars' - were number ones.

I had no idea 'Big Green Tractor' was going to be as big a hit as it was. You just can't predict those things.

I had a hit single on the radio for 30 days before I graduated from high school.

In 1983 I'd had a number one. I'd sold 6 million copies of Total Eclipse Of The Heart all over the world.

I would like to say when I turn the project over to the label that I have been successful. And that's truly the way I feel. But, in addition to the self-pride in 'making' a good album, to be honest, I'd love to have a hit record.

'If I Can Dream' is my all-time favorite Elvis song. It was a big record, but not as big as it could have been. It was one of those records where you'd think it sold 10 billion copies, but it didn't.