Guru Randhawa Quotes

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.

Being on the Hot 100 is absolutely amazing.

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.

You can tell when you're in a hit.

Obviously Spawn was at the top of the charts at that point so you get a lot of opportunities.

Once you have a hit, it just becomes another old song.

A top 100 single was never on the cards for me, really, like in my own head.

To make the Billboard Hot 100 is my dream.

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.

It was really weird to have a hit. Of course, we had a certain level of fame in the Pixies, but nothing I had ever done had been mall-kid friendly.

It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.

The ultimate revenge is being on Top Of The Pops.

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

I think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to make something become a hit.

I'm still proud of what I've done, even if it hasn't been the biggest song on the radio or hasn't gone to number one.

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

It's interesting, because as a musician, I don't feel like I need to be on the top of the pop charts.

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.

'Never Gonna Give You Up' in 1987 was a huge international hit followed by several more, and while I appreciated how lucky I was, it catapulted me into a completely new world and simply took over my life.

What I really want is a commercial hit. If you're in a hit, you're suddenly a star, whether you acted well or not.

My hits are not hits.

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 never envisioned being number one for five weeks, knocking Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men off the charts. That's the scariest thing and the greatest thing that ever happened to me.

'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.

I don't get the airplay that one in my position deserves. 'Twist and Shout' gets more airplay than 'The Twist,' and that's not right.