Olly Murs Quotes

Most of the time, you're writing for radio, you're writing for a label, you're writing to stick a hit, and you end up coming out with something that isn't necessarily genuine.

We don't want to become like country artists where there's a formula.

It's a good job when you get to have fans come up to you and thank you for writing your songs.

I sure lost my musical direction in Hollywood. My songs were the same conveyer belt mass production, just like most of my movies were.

I'm always appreciative of fans.

Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money. It doesn't feel true or honest. You can feel it in the music.

The artists in country music who stopped having hits are the ones who were led into something that wasn't them.

I can only say thank you and thanks also to all of the great songwriters who wrote those wonderful songs that became number ones.

I've definitely seen bands before they made money kind of change their thing on the next tour, and I prefer it when it's a little more raw.

My thing is to get up there and have a good time and give the fans all you can and appreciate them spending their money and being in the stands - and just be appreciative of them cheering when you come onstage.

Hip-hop don't have no fresh energy, none at all. It's money driven, everybody tryin' to make that cheque, nobody putting art in their albums any more.

This is the kind of problem you want to have! Country radio has been great to me my whole career. I can't thank those folks enough.

I'm just always grateful when I meet fans.

I like Modest Mouse. I'm our biggest fan. And enemy. I won't waste people's time by putting out a Modest Mouse record just because. That's fair, right?

This idea of trying to repeat a success doesn't interest me. It's only really done to make money.

My fans have made all my career moments special for me. They are the ones that have gotten me through every single thing - good times and bad, they are who I go to and lean on. I am very thankful for that.

I try to be respectful and talk to any fan and sign anything that anyone wants. Without the fans, you're not much. You need fans to do this job. I've got a nice little following, and it seems to be growing as each thing comes out.

When I sit down and try to write lyrics first - I've definitely done that in the past - but most of the time, they come off as a put-on, or less genuine than you would think. I'm the kind of guy that if I overthink a sentiment or I overthink a statement, it's weird.

For me to be here at album number six, it's kind of a way to say, 'Thank you for allowing me to be here... to still be around.'

There's definitely been some songs in the past that we've put out, and it was purely us going, 'Okay, we think radio will play this. We think this will be a hit. This will be big for the show,' and all this stuff. But it's like, do you really believe in it?

My fans are definitely my shareholders, and I'm extremely thankful for them.

My fans are the most important people in my career, and I've always wanted to do something in return for them.

My aunts and uncles were like, 'You've got such a great voice - why don't you try out for 'American Idol?'' I'd say, 'Because I'm a songwriter, not a puppet.' Even if I won and became really successful off a show like that, I'd be miserable.

I just look to make great music and garner the love the people have always been kind enough to give me.

I want people to know that I appreciate every piece of music they buy and every concert ticket because that's what keeps this going. Knowing that people are coming to the shows and enjoying my music makes every long day worth it.