Olly Murs Quotes

My first five albums were triple-platinum, and I played a lot of concerts.

We were up for a Grammy, we sold millions of records and we toured the world I don't know how many times. It was insane.

The irony about selling out is that they only call you a sell-out when your stuff finally sells - I've had products bearing my name since I was 14, but nobody was buying them then.

In America everything's about who's number one today.

It's silly to call me the new Ed Sheeran. He can fill stadiums as a solo artist, but I'm not like that.

I never envisioned being number one for five weeks, knocking Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men off the charts. That's the scariest thing and the greatest thing that ever happened to me.

I was number one in the ratings four times last year and twice this season. What could be more damn equal than that? If they get any more equal, I don't want it.

As a musician, basically the masses never thought I was a musician.

Creative things have to sell to get acknowledged as such.

Reputation runs in a vicious circle, and Merit limps behind it, mortified and abashed at its own insignificance

Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a probability of such.

I'd rather they call me a national treasure than a national waste of time. And yes, it does feel good, but I've had to earn it.

Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh.

I've had fans and friends in the business say, 'Oh man, you've made it.' I still don't feel like I've made it. I still feel like I'm as good as my last show, as good as my last single.

If you're not in 'The Washington Post' every day, you might as well not exist.

Over time, I've been more recognized.

You're always proud that people still want to hear what you're doing.

I wouldn't want to be known only as a sex symbol. I wanted to be known as an actress equally or even more so.

All I've got to say is if I'm a sellout, I'm selling out arenas all over the world, and I'd rather be selling out arenas than selling out of my trunk on the corner of my block.

A hit is a hit, and when you have a hit great things happen.

I don't ever want to be like a peasant. I want to always be all right. But motivation is fans - not your kids, your mum, none of that. All of that matters, but number one is your fans.

Slowly but surely, as time goes on, people forget about you. People stop talking about you. You stop seeing your name in the papers. I like to believe that I don't think that will bother me. As long as I know I've achieved my goals and people believe I'm the best at what I do, then I'll be happy.

I'm not a massive artist by any stretch of the imagination. Yes, I've been in papers and magazines, but you never have any idea if anyone actually reads it or pays any attention.

No one can take away what I've done in this game. Everything I've done, I've earned it so far.

I think it's to do what's important to you, and having a lot of people - hopefully - listening to your work. It also involves being a credible artist, and being able to reach out to those who will buy into it for some other reason. But on a more personal level, success comes from having many close and strong relationships.