John Prine Quotes

There's no reason but luck that I'm in one of the biggest bands in music.

I was very blessed with 'N Sync. It was a big success and it was a lot of fun.

I've been very fortunate with the scripts I've had and the people I worked with.

Well, I had a record deal since I was 18, and it got me where I am.

If it turns out to be a hit, well, good luck dealing with fame. And if it's not a hit and you can still survive and make music you believe in, well, then you're truly blessed. I think that's where we are now.

I seem to be landing really great locations on a lot of my work. I hope that continues, knock on wood.

If you have the opportunity as an actor to control your career in any way, then you've won the jackpot.

I didn't realize what an impact having a No. 1 single would have. It connects me with people of different ages, and I get to travel all over the world.

I have actually been very blessed in my career.

I've worked hard, but this business can be tough, and I just consider myself incredibly lucky to have had the career that I have, and to still be having so much fun playing drums and making music.

Every song I put on a record could be a single and I just pack my bags for it... and the minute it takes off, I'm not gonna be home for a while.

A lot of bands would be aching to be in the position we are.

The three years following the release of See The Light were a whirlwind.

I'm open to sci-fi, but I was never a diehard fan. I have no idea why it keeps following me. I'm extremely lucky, I guess; it's a lucrative venue.

My first ever tour of my music was in the Netherlands. I didn't really have a grace period to grow or anything; people just started booking for me. I feel pretty lucky.

I believe I could have had a career in the music industry without 'X Factor,' but it was an amazing platform that propelled me to where I am now.

I'm really fortunate that I've had some mega hits.

'The bigtime for you is just around the corner.' They told me that first in 1952 - boy, it's been a long corner. If I don't hit the bigtime in the next 25 or 30 years, I'm gonna pack in the music business and become a full-time gigolo.

For any band that ends up becoming really big, yeah, hard work has something to do with it, but a lot of it is just pure luck.

After the 'X Factor,' there were opportunities everywhere. It was all there waiting for me to enjoy. I didn't understand business.

When I get asked for advice for a young person starting in the music business, I tell them, 'Play every chance you get, and be real lucky.'

I've built a solid career there, but America's ten times the size. Now that we're onto the third record, I feel like the stars have aligned and American audiences are embracing my music even more.

The one time I was an actor, it happened to be in a globally dominant juggernaut. That was lucky.

How lucky can one guy get? I was a runaway, and then I was in one of the biggest bands in the world. I've sold out every arena. I've sold millions and millions of records.

I'm one of those fortunate actors who gets to work pretty much every day. I've had a run of good fortune and work with some terrific people who have hired me.