Momina Mustehsan Quotes

Marilyn Monroe never sold a platinum album. And more people know my music than what I look like.

I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.

I remember at one stage, I was like, 'Oh no. I'm going to be remembered as the 'Do You Mind' Girl.'

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

You've got Corey Feldman doing his thing, and the problem is, they're trying to be pop stars. You can't compare Salty to any of the other actors out there playing music.

I'd love to have a hit record. I don't believe anyone that says they wouldn't like that.

I'm not trying to sound pretentious, but we did sell 12 million records on the first album, so we did get paid a little bit.

It's weird. Prior to having my first record, Corey Hart was just my name.

When you are in your 20's and 30's, you just want a hit record and you don't really care how it happens.

There are plenty of people in the world who have tried to be rock stars and have not gotten there.

I know that Kelly Clarkson is going to continue to have an important career. And I believe it will be a lasting one.

Well, I'm a huge fan of Ryan Adams, who's from North Carolina. And he's beginning to break really quite big.

You realise that having a number one record and being loved and adored isn't the most important thing in the world. But at the same time, I don't have a problem with it. What I'm trying to say is, I'm not a reluctant pop star.

The music industry is really funny, when you have a hit record, everyone knows who are you, everyone wants to do duets with you, then if you have a miss, people suffer from amnesia.

There's not a platinum record hanging in my house anywhere. It doesn't exist here. I'm over it. They're all in the garage, wrapped up in bubblewrap.

It was amazing to me that, all of a sudden, I was hearing my music on the radio and coming out of cars.

I've been blessed because there are a lot of great singers out there that didn't make it past their first album.

I knew people liked me on 'American Idol,' but I didn't think they'd care to come see me sing at my own show.

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.

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.

If you become famous and don't have a live show to back it up, they're not going to pay you any money.

I'm not some cute guy who is trying to be successful off that. I really want the music to come first.

I knew Kanye way before he was signed.

The last time I put out 'Raw,' that boosted me up in the underground to one of the top underground artists who was making moves and touring around the world.

It was kind of like, my worst crime was that I was a pop star.