Joel Madden Quotes

I was very blessed with 'N Sync. It was a big success and it was a lot of fun.

At the end of the day, there's only a few major stars in the music business, and then there's all these people that are aspiring to be that.

The ultimate revenge is being on Top Of The Pops.

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 don't think I'd get caught up in the crazy side of the music industry because it's just not in my nature.

If you can't handle the responsibility of a hit single, don't write one.

I really like The Vamps. I'm friends with a couple of the guys from the band, so that's fun.

Most of my friends in Nashville - almost all of them - seem to have had hits in the '70s, either as artists or songwriters or producers.

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.

'Never Gonna Give You Up' in 1987 was a huge international hit followed by several more, and while I appreciated how lucky I was, it catapulted me into a completely new world and simply took over my life.

Outside came in '60. The Edge in '61. All three made Gold, but the biggest seller was Inside.

You've come to me now at this point in time, when The Neptunes are just now getting our light.

In the Sixties, you needed talent to make it.

I think, a lot of times, bands will break up because their goal is commercial success, and most bands aren't going to get that: it's out of their control. If you do, you're one of the lucky ones, but that commercial success will likely fade, and you'll end up breaking up anyway.

I feel like 'Nashville' can go on indefinitely.

I'm saying One Direction are brilliant! And I'm not kidding. Because their songs are really good.

There have been artists who've sold out arenas one year, and the next they can't fill a theatre. There's always more to achieve.

I would hope somebody out there will still want to hear a Backstreet Boys song when I'm 50-something.

I remember, after the New Year's Eve 1991 show, somebody running onto the bus and saying Nirvana had just hit No. 1. I remember thinking, 'Wow; it's on now.' It changed something. We had something to prove - that our band was as good as I thought it was.

Even in America, we're not a huge act by any means, Major Lazer.

Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when 'Jolene' was a big hit.

I am perfectly aware of my position in commercial music.

I won because I was the people's favorite dancer, and that's what I work with these Idols on. There have been 1,000 singers before you that are as good or better than you, but you're not trying to be the best singer ever. You're trying to be the people's favorite singer.

If you're an up-and-coming star, and you want to do well, then a show like 'The X Factor' is really important.