Albert Hammond Jr. Quotes

My publicist always said as long as they pronounce your name or spell your name right, it's all good.

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

I've never been able to control my public image.

I've never got on with the British press because they've always given me such a hard time. Once they build a band up they just want to do people down. They shouldn't concentrate on the colour of someone's shirt they should listen to the music.

To be stuck with that Kardashian label, that was so hurtful to me and to my career. I probably realized that too late - not that it would've affected my decisions in terms of who I dated, but it would've affected my decision to appear on the show.

I've never really had a media edifice supporting me.

In the very few interviews I've made, it doesn't matter how long we've talked to each other, the headline is still just about my paycheck.

Barry seems to be more flamboyant merely because he gets more interviews to talk about it.

Never believe people in this business who say they don't read what's written about them.

As long as my face is on page one, I don't care what they say about me on page seventeen.

People want to get to know you. I don't think America got a chance to know me in that short time.

Today, there's an expectation that you get to know public people. In the past, it was much more what you did and how you presented yourself.

I'm sure Sting's a lovely guy. It's just that nobody wants to be seen as that holier-than-thou thing. That over-earnestness is a bit of a problem with people in bands and celebrities or whatever.

Many a public figure has come to imitate the journalism which describes him.

I don't do press for the sake of press. I tend to only be in the press when I'm introducing something or collaborating on something or whatever it may be, as opposed to inviting someone into my home to photograph my closet for no particular reason.

If Radiohead made a video where Thom Yorke was featured more than the other members, nobody would say anything.

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

I published my first book, 'Drinking & Tweeting,' when I first started 'Housewives' and was being portrayed as a fun girl who spoke the truth.

As an artist, sometimes you'd rather not do the interview. You might feel the interviewer isn't educated on you... or what you're about.

I'm not upset about my career; I'm just upset about how my name has been portrayed. A lot of guys have played with Bron and had success. There's nothing I can do about it. I've tried to change my image a million times.

I think there have been so many documentaries about pop stars, made by pop stars. It's a new phenomenon. People making these movies where they praise themselves and show their own weaknesses. it's all designed to make you love them even more.

Formula 1 would be a paradise without the media.

Power will be maintained by the groovy guy or gal who gets the most media coverage for his sleaze. Naturally, his friends in various businesses will do okay, too.

The hero created himself; the celebrity is created by the media.

But if I was still trying to be in Guns N' Roses while I wasn't in the band... I wouldn't want to maintain an image like that.