Hugh Prather Quotes

I'd rather be looked over than overlooked.

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's not being noticed.

I believe that it's better to be looked over than it is to be overlooked.

What honour have we got left, when nobody is listening to us?

When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant.

The power of recognition gives you the power to set the agenda.

It really takes something for someone to get up the nerve to share the impact you have had on them, and to them, giving you that recognition is liking giving a gift.

When someone is complimenting you, they are sharing how your actions or behaviors impacted them. They are not asking if you agree.

It's an honor when someone writes for you. That means they can hear your voice in their head.

And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.

When people say, 'I don't see you enough,' well just because you don't see me don't mean I don't exist, or just 'cause you haven't heard me don't mean I haven't been making noise. But if I keep making noise, you'll pick up.

I like it now when kids stare at me, because it is a way of starting a dialogue. And it is far better than them not looking at you at all. Nothing is worse than not being seen.

I'm always pleased when people respond to the work.

I don't mind what the critics say, so long as I get some reaction. The worst thing is to be ignored.

They may not like us, but they can't get away from knowing who we are.

There is something about hearing your president affirm your humanity that you don't know what effect it has until you hear it.

I don't care about how many times somebody recognizes my face.

I enjoy being recognized whatever environment I'm in.

What makes me happy is the appreciation of people around me.

Critics matter to me a lot.

It's cool to turn some heads.

I feel I should be valued as a player, not so much my position.

It's nice when people want to see you.

I remember what it felt like when I was young, and I looked up to someone, and they would pay me just an ounce of attention. And some of the bands I listened to when I was young probably never even sold any albums, but it didn't matter to me. If I'd go up and say, 'Great show,' it would be amazing that they even would acknowledge me.