Ariel Pink Quotes

I got really noticed by record labels and that's how I got signed.

Becoming a Top Ten artist has surprised me.

Marilyn Monroe never sold a platinum album. And more people know my music than what I look like.

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

It's such a cycle. You'll see a rapper drop a song, and next thing you know, he's gone.

I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.

Even though the popularity and the fanbase is much much greater, and more people have heard about me through things like the Grammys and the Ivors and touring and word of mouth, it doesn't reflect in the sales of the record and doesn't go into my pocket.

A Grammy is really nice, but having lots of fans is really nice, too. I think just getting a record out is a success on its own.

I want as many people as possible to hear my music. I'm happy to entertain people by being a star.

The music sold itself before anybody knew who I was.

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

It was amazing to me that, all of a sudden, I was hearing my music on the radio and coming out of cars.

When you start out without a record nobody knows you, but if you have a record it's a lot easier.

I don't have a problem being on 'MTV,' and I don't have a problem being on the radio. I actually like it. So there. And anyone that calls me a sell out is just jealous.

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 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.

I remember hoping there'd be 10 people at a show in 1998 when there was an incredible write-up in the local weekly. I don't want to go back to that period of being obscure and having nobody know who I am, let alone have to struggle to get people to come to the show.

To win BBC's Sound of 2018 was a huge honour. A lot of my favourite artists have won it before.

Usually when my music drops, I can go to my hood, I can hear people playing it. Now it comes from performing it, people knowing it and stuff. It's crazy!

Before 'Panda,' I had a buzz already.

I've never been overexposed or in people's faces, although there are some who argue that in the late '70s and early '80s, I was played a lot!

I've always wanted to be a recognized singer and just - just so people can hear my music - and thought, you know, look how many people watch 'American Idol.' Why not audition, you know?

Bands can become absolutely huge and actually be pretty terrible musicians, and bands can be the most amazing songwriters and musicians in the world and never play for more than 10 people. With that in mind, getting successful doesn't mean anything.

I want to be known for my music, and that takes time.

Everything ain't just about the radio.