Lauren Mayberry Quotes

It's pretty weird to me that our music is as popular as it is.

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.

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

Some musicians like to decorate their walls with discs saying: '1 million records sold in America.' I prefer to put up discs marking sales in lesser-known countries.

A Grammy is really nice, but having lots of fans is really nice, too. I think just getting a record out is a success on its own.

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.

Fame came quickly. I was only 19 when I secured my initial recording contract and my first two hit records - 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and 'Cars' - were number ones.

I'm always kind of surprised how much I'm associated with country music.

Fortunately, the music from the first record really connected with people, and I was really proud of that.

I never thought that I would have the No 1 song in the world.

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

I love that my music is connecting with people, but I don't think there'll be a point where I feel like, 'Oh yeah, I'm famous now.'

I just feel really lucky to have had some hits because we had a lot of time where we didn't have them. It's better to have a hit. You can ask anyone - U2, Green Day - and they'll tell you the same thing.

I never minded being thought of as a pop star. People have always thought I wanted to be seen as a serious musician, but I didn't, I just wanted people to know that I was absolutely serious about pop music.

If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music.

If I could sell 500 million records every time, it would be great. But I've also had the luxury experience of having it when I was a teenager, in a very kind of model version of it.

I know a lot of people who wouldn't be comfortable with everything that comes with being in a band as big as Nirvana. The thing that I don't understand is not appreciating that simple gift of being able to play music.

The music sold itself before anybody knew who I was.

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

I had no idea 'Big Green Tractor' was going to be as big a hit as it was. You just can't predict those things.

The 'Inside' record definitely opened up a whole new audience.

You look at what One Direction has done and just say, 'That is just lucky;' it is not. It is happening because they are talented boys, good looking lads; and yes, their songs might not be the typical songs that lots of radios want to play, but they are great songs, pop records, that are massive across the world selling in huge numbers.

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'm not like Stephanie Mills or Whitney Houston with actual hits. My fans think everything I did was a hit.

I actually like Taylor Swift. I admire what she's been able to do on some levels.