Ozzy Osbourne Quotes

All of my friends in the business ask, 'Why is this woman not a star? Why is she not a household name?'

I have a fan base that some people say is equal to that of signed artists' maybe even more.

It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.

When I was growing up, I thought I'd be a lot happier if I was famous and successful and if I had money.

We had an EP out and all of a sudden we find record companies are interested in us, and we're thinking, 'Oh, that's really nice, but we don't think we're ready for it.'

You can tell when you're in a hit.

I think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to make something become a hit.

Like every artist that comes out, you want to make a mark; you want to be a household name and you want to be someone that people are going to look back in ten years/fifteen years' time and go, 'I love this guy Olly Murs. He was brilliant back in the day; he was someone I really, really liked.'

We've been around long enough and have been to enough award shows to know that it is easy to lose to Phil Collins at any time.

In pop music, the public usually see the results - the hit records, the Grammy Awards performances, the concert tours - but not all the work that goes into getting into the spotlight. And not everyone realizes that, even if you have a lot of talent, chances are you won't make it.

I didn't realize what an impact having a No. 1 single would have. It connects me with people of different ages, and I get to travel all over the world.

As I said to Ringo, I was in a successful Rock N Roll band. He was in a band that changed the world. That's the difference.

I think it's way harder when you have success, 'cause people tend to not treat you the same or look at you the same because they see the success or the money you make.

You'll know if you're a famous composer if 20 years from now your name appears on a pull-down menu in Band in a Box, alongside Hans Zimmer.

I'm still proud of what I've done, even if it hasn't been the biggest song on the radio or hasn't gone to number one.

I would love to make my music and be completely anonymous, but that doesn't work. You can't have success and be faceless.

You can't possibly prepare for what happens to you the day you hit No. 1 and people treat you differently.

A lot of bands would be aching to be in the position we are.

We used to get on planes, and they'd ask who we were, and we'd say, 'The Dave Brubeck Quartet', and they'd say, 'Who?' In later years they'd say, 'Oh', which amounts to the same thing.

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

It was very weird because for a long time no one really recognised me from my films, but 'The Hobbit' has totally changed that, and I've had some really special moments, especially with youngsters.

I never had any real expectations about what sort of success I would have or all the publicity.

Success is never bad in Hollywood. It is what you do with success that will dog you.

The music sold itself before anybody knew who I was.

I'm not ashamed of selling millions of records. I'm very fortunate to be in that position.