Chantal Kreviazuk Quotes

To come out in the music business, you only really get one shot. A lot of people get to play small gigs first, and build up that way, without anyone really seeing them.

This is truly a blessing. Breyon Prescott, Peter Edge and Tom Corson believe in me and have introduced me to a home that also believes and knows exactly what to do with the type of music I'm doing.

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 really do think that getting the golden ticket for 'American Idol,' it's just the start of something really great.

You never know what can happen if you get sampled by the biggest artist in the world.

The ultimate revenge is being on Top Of The Pops.

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 felt like I could take the responsibility and make the Nas movement bigger and not keep it confined to the Tri-State area, so to speak. He allowed me to do that. When we were together, we made a lot of noise, and I made him an international star.

'She's Country' obviously changed a lot of things for us and pretty much, I think, doubled our crowd size in just a few months time.

After the first couple of years recording, I did a lot of praying. I said, 'Lord, please give me a hit.' I want one so bad.

To be allowed for the first time in your later career to play leading parts in extremely popular movies is not a situation to worry about.

The moment I got a very big studio, everything took off.

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

At the end of the day, there's only a few major stars in the music business, and then there's all these people that are aspiring to be that.

We got on his label, and the Bizarre organization is just going up and up. So we have faith.

The world still hasn't seen the best of Sean Paul.

The 'Inside' record definitely opened up a whole new audience.

I've never really aspired to the spotlight; I just wanted to do music, which is kind of weird because music comes with that spotlight.

'Never Gonna Give You Up' in 1987 was a huge international hit followed by several more, and while I appreciated how lucky I was, it catapulted me into a completely new world and simply took over my life.

'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.

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 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'd been sending out demos and CDs for years. I knew my stuff was good enough, but I was getting nowhere. Then, three people - my future manager and two publishers - happened to send one of my tracks to EMI publishing in the same week. All of a sudden, they were interested!

I actually like Taylor Swift. I admire what she's been able to do on some levels.