Johnny Marr Quotes

I was 82 years old before Who's Who thought I was enough of a big shot to do a piece on me.

I think I'm less anonymous than I was.

When people come up to me and say, 'You made it,' I think, 'But I'm not done yet. Not everyone's heard my music.' I want to be a household name.

I think I'm no different from any artist in music. At least once, you want to see your name up on the top.

Because I think in order to get famous you have to be known for something. Like 'You're the romantic comedy girl' or 'You're the Oscar-winning whatever girl.'

Ultimately, our goal was to be a band and be recognized for our songs and making records. And I think that has been the case.

I think it's the most wonderful thing in the world to have an identity, something the audience can remember you for.

The sound of my voice is more famous than me.

I stopped a lot of people who wanted to shove me into the real big time. Your ego wants to say, 'Hey, I'm somebody, man,' but I knew there were many days when I just wanted to be John Cale.

I have a lot of fans, but a lot of people don't know who I am.

I realize I lack popular recognition.

Mary doesn't want to be treated as Mary J. Blige: she just wants to be Mary.

Becoming a Top Ten artist has surprised me.

I don't think I'm that recognizable.

I honestly feel like I've been mostly toiling in obscurity until a little bit after 'Day Of the Dog' came out.

I think I'm most well-known for 'Yeah.' The word 'Yeah' and my voice.

I would really like it if someone knows me more for a character that I've played. If they call out the character's name instead of mine by mistake, it would be lovely.

I got a call for 'Aaya Na Tu' the same day that Forbes featured me in their list of 30 under 30. That day, I knew I had established myself as more than just a singer.

You know, sometimes people recognize me, sometimes they don't.

No one recognises me on the street, ever.

I'm sorely disappointed that girls don't recognise me in a normal tee and jeans.

A lot of people know me, but they don't know me well.

I'm not a celebrity, I'm a person, and when fans call me Diego, it's easier to remember that I'm no better than anyone else.

I believe every actor is trying to create an identity for himself or herself. My first song did that for me. There can be no other 'Kaanta laga' girl… ever. And I love that.

I enjoy the idea of being able to sort of flip-flop between being recognized and not being recognized.