Glenn Frey Quotes

Coldplay are just four friends trying to make great music.

I didn't want to be a solo Westlife - covers and ballads - and the reason I signed with Capitol Records was because they wanted me to write songs myself. It was pretty scary, but they put me in a studio in Nashville with some new songwriters, and the results were pretty good.

I want to be a country singer more than anything in the world.

I wrote probably my phattest banging record with Knife Party: 'Pile Driver.'

I feel like Sony appreciates good music from a talented artist.

James Morrison just had a new album come out and I think he's incredible. I'd love to work with him, his voice is insane.

I came out to L.A. to be a songwriter and not an artist, and I'm so excited because I always secretly wanted to be an artist.

Jeremih has been my favorite artist to collab with.

If you don't write good music, people aren't going to listen to anything you say.

I love Lady Gaga, Rihanna - all the pop girls like Katy Perry. I think Miley Cyrus is very talented, too. Apart from the visuals, which you may like or not like, but her music is quite good, actually. 'Wrecking Ball' is quite a good song, and she sang it really nicely.

I love Frank Ocean. I think he's so talented and his music is so great. So, I would love to do one of his songs like 'Bad Religion' or 'Pink Matter.'

I did this thing with Trisha Yearwood, a song called 'The Price.' I had been sitting on it for a while, because I figured, you know, this really needs a good singer.

Of all the songs I've recorded, 'Amarillo By Morning' always sticks out in my mind.

I really want to work with Rufus Wainwright. Michael Stipe from R.E.M. I would love to work with Kanye West.

If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music.

The one thing I wanted to do more than anything else was sing country music.

I was 17 when I released my first record. I didn't really figure out what I wanted to say, how to get a message and put it together.

Albums like 'Major Moves' or 'High Notes' - those still sound good to me.

I would like to work with Ed Sheeran at some point. I really admire his songwriting, and I just think he has a great voice and great artistry. Who else? On the producer side of things, definitely Diplo: that'd be awesome.

I did an album called 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.' I sang the song on 'Hee Haw.'

I want to win Grammys.

Since I was, like, an infant... I remember being in love with television. I loved listening to music. I wanted to be on records, and I wanted to be on TV.

I've always wanted to write pop music. I never wanted to be cool or make a hipster record.

My daughter, Charlotte Strawbridge, has recorded an album, and my favourite song from that is 'Empires Made Of Sand.'

I'd love to sing with so many people, but my biggest dream would be to sing on a record with The National.