Momo Hirai Quotes

Some musicians like to decorate their walls with discs saying: '1 million records sold in America.' I prefer to put up discs marking sales in lesser-known countries.

I believe that I'm going to have a Grammy.

I think every artist wants to have that 'Grammy award winner' tag in front of their name.

I really appreciate the moments that I was able to win rap album of the year or whatever.

I want to sell out arenas and sell millions of records.

One of the high points of my career was winning the Grammy for 'I Will Survive.'

I wanted to have a go at a pop career. My first single, 'Baby I Don't Care', was a hit, and the second, 'Bye Bye Boy', reached the Top 20.

I've only had one platinum album, and it's 'Red River Blue'.

I always thought my records were number one; it's just the charts didn't think so.

If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music.

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.

The music sold itself before anybody knew who I was.

We recorded our first CD, Sixteen Stone, with a small budget and never dreamed that we would enjoy such a high success. It was simply fantastic.

I've gotten tons of awards and I believe when it's my time to get a Grammy, I'll get a Grammy.

I made a dollar a day sweeping a laundry out. Then we made a record that was number two in Los Angeles. We got so excited hearing it on the radio that Carl threw up.

The fact that 'Honey, I'm Good' made such a splash and that people were catching it on radio, on Spotify, on Pandora, it's driving everybody to go hear the album.

As I started to consider a career in music, I hoped for success, truthfully. I didn't imagine anything that would amass the level of the first record, but I hoped that I would be able to sustain a career.

Well, 20 Grammys is not bad.

Not many artists or bands go platinum every year, from what people have told me, so it's an honor to have so many fans. A million people, that's a lot of people! Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, and Justin Timberlake sell a few million, and so hopefully I'll make my way up to that.

I really want to make a great record, like my 'Rumours' or 'Thriller.'

I'm not concerned at all to have a number one song or a top 10 or top 50 or top whatever.

We were thrilled when we were nominated for best new artist at the Grammys, but we were even more so when they asked us to play live.

When 'Flaws' went to No 21, we thought it was the most chart-bothering thing we'd ever do. We had a little party and started thinking about the next album.

Never in my life have I thought, 'Man, I gotta get a Grammy.'

You don't really need a lot of hype and to be famous to sell songs.