Nick Lowe Quotes

I wanted to be part of pop culture, so I started songwriting, and I got signed to my first record deal.

Music reality shows are a good thing, especially for those seeking a career in music.

I always knew, that in some way, I'd be connected to, and involved in, the music business.

I have very much enjoyed being in the music business in different roles through five different decades.

Most people in the U.K. discovered me playing a standard on Parkinson. In America, it was on VH1 singing an original called 'All At Sea,' which is a contemporary pop song. So the people that know me there tend to think of me in the singer/songwriter category.

I'm never doing a new album. I'll probably do nothing but singles. I'm as good as anybody out there lyrically and conceptually and can go toe to toe with the best of them throughout history. But I don't know how much longer I'll be doing it. It's not really fun anymore.

When we were on the road, I found out that my greatest hits album went Gold. They freaked out. Things really came to a head when we started arguing about a Van Halen greatest hits package.

I'm hoping to become a recording artist and make albums and go on tour.

I have never had a great love of the music business, I never have.

When our video of 'Smooth Criminal' came out, suddenly we started getting all kinds of offers. We were getting calls from TV shows like 'Ellen DeGeneres' and from record labels.

I got a record deal with Sony, and I really just put acting aside. But it's a love.

The music business is rougher than the movie business. In film you get noticed in a small role, even in a movie that bombs. But in records you better have that hit or else it's 'See you later.'

I was one of the first artists to make a buzz about '106 & Park.' If it wasn't for that show, I wouldn't be the entertainer that I am today.

I want to carry on in the music business and in television because it's basically a hobby and a passion that I actually get paid for.

I've been able to experience so many things since I've had my record deal.

When I met the people at Warner, they were very excited about my style and making me into this big theatrical artist.

When you are a commercial music artist, your music depends on your popularity.

I never had my mind set on being an entertainer in the music business.

When I was a little girl, my dream was just to hear my song on the radio. It was very fascinating to me, and I was like, 'How do I do that?' Now it's like, 'Oh my God, my song is on the radio!'

Before I was working professionally, I would do YouTube covers. But as a creative person, it was really hard for me when I wasn't releasing my own music. That felt unnatural to me.

Singles - we hated it, going on 'Top Of The Pops' and all that rubbish.

Back in the Nineties, I was in an R&B group. I signed my first record deal when I was 12.

We even have a music career. Our song 'Hold On,' charted on Billboard. I mean, we don't have aspirations to tour with Justin Bieber but we have a lot of different interests and talents.

When I was 17-years-old, I was in the music business.

I've never been in the music industry, only acting.