I think all artists want that plaque, whether it's Gold or Platinum or multi-platinum. I think we all look forward to getting a plaque and hanging it on your wall and having something to show for the music that you've created.
There's not a platinum record hanging in my house anywhere. It doesn't exist here. I'm over it. They're all in the garage, wrapped up in bubblewrap.
Something happens when you become an elder rock & roller and you're still functioning. People start to give you awards and recognize achievements. It's the life achievement period of your career.
I have records in gold, in platinum, I have two Oscars, I have Grammys and so on.
I get a wave of pride in America when I look back at what we've accomplished in the field of music.
When I started my recording career, I hoped that someday the Grammy committee would notice something.
Music was never a priority for me, and I seriously do not know how I got so big.
If I never sang on a record again I can still look at my walls. They are covered floor to ceiling with gold and platinum records from all over the world.
I don't think I even knew how big we were at the time. It was mad. I gained a lot through East 17 and I'm grateful for being able to have that experience.
I have gotten more than I asked for. All that I ever wanted was to hear my voice on record and have a song among the Top 20.
I'm just steadily building myself up as Kelly Rowland, not just Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child, which is a blessing to be able to do that.
I've got a room full of gold and platinum records, a lot of them are Canadian, and I've got a very soft spot for that country.
I have had success throughout the years. Some of the hard rock bands today don't have the history that I have.
I never thought we'd be put into any sort of historical thing. When we started as a band, it was a day-to-day thing. You sort of played a gig, you got your money and thought, 'OK, where's tomorrow's gig?' You never thought you'd get past a summer.
When the 'greats of all-time' put out their first albums, it wasn't a thousand features on it. And I'm one of the greats in my eyes.
I'm not trying to sound pretentious, but we did sell 12 million records on the first album, so we did get paid a little bit.
It's weird to think about being introduced as 'Hall of Fame members Rascal Flatts.'
I didn't imagine getting to 50, let alone still be playing music. When I was 18, I thought it'd all be over by the time I was 21.
Going from someone playing 15-people venues to performing at the Grammys, it was this giant leap and sort of showed me it was possible with what I wanted to do and the kind of music I wanted to write and artist I want to be to impact a lot of people.
