Zaytoven Quotes

Forever, for me, it was just about trying to make it and become a known person and loved and revered in hip-hop and the culture. But then, I even realized that that isn't really important. What's mainly important is just the fans and the connection that you have as a man and an artist.

Is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that important to me? No. Is it something I've aspired towards? No.

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

I think the Grammy is like the award, you know.

I absolutely love Nicole Scherzinger. She's worked really hard to get to where she is and really knows her stuff.

It's a weird thing to have a Hall of Fame for rock. It's weird that I spent years worshiping the Cure, and here's the Chili Peppers, and then one gets in one doesn't. It's ridiculous. In my heart of hearts, it means nothing to me, but I do understand it means a lot to other people. It creates positivity.

I remember Robert Plant coming backstage after the first show saying, 'Hey, boys, I should be opening for you.' That felt pretty good.

Ultimately, our goal was to be a band and be recognized for our songs and making records. And I think that has been the case.

Alabama is somebody that I have always loved, but I think what is so cool about them - it's amazing, actually - is that even people who aren't enormous fans, you know their music. You know of them; you know what they've done in the music world. I think that really says something about them.

I'm not just a hip-hop artist; I feel like I'm a rock star.

Usually when my music drops, I can go to my hood, I can hear people playing it. Now it comes from performing it, people knowing it and stuff. It's crazy!

We're really excited to be even talked about in the same breath as Foo Fighters or Metallica.

Bands can become absolutely huge and actually be pretty terrible musicians, and bands can be the most amazing songwriters and musicians in the world and never play for more than 10 people. With that in mind, getting successful doesn't mean anything.

There are three things on my piano - my Best Villainess award, my Grammy, and my Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame statue.

Becoming a Top Ten artist has surprised me.

I feel like a celebrity is someone who sits and takes pictures with people 'cause they love themselves and how they look and how people look at them. But I just want to be regular and respected for my artistry because music doesn't necessarily have a face.

You can be the coldest rapper, but if you're not known, you're nobody.

Look; being in this band, of course it would be great, yeah. But, I mean, I don't live and breathe every minute of every day thinking like, 'Oh, my God. We have to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.'

I don't like the term 'rock star.'

When I was 16, I had a really big hit in the K-pop world. It was a hip-hop/R&B/pop song. I kinda strayed from that because of the writers I was hanging out with.

I'm one of those controversial celebs or whatever you want to call it, but I am actually a musician - people forget this.

It's an honor to be brought into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame and I'm going to show up if I'm invited, you know?!

People are buying my life when they're buying those records. I hate to sound bigheaded or something, but that's the reality of it. Suddenly, everything you've been doing means something.

I wouldn't want to end up in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the 'Master of Hip-Hop Samples,' but you take what you can get.

We think accolades are nice, awards are great, but we make music for the people.