Musical Fame Quotes

The Righteous Brothers got so heavy because of the dramatic hit records like 'Lovin' Feelin.' Bobby and I just felt like we were a couple of Orange County guys who were just having a great time singing rock n' roll, and then, boy, it became something else.

Everybody in Seattle thought I was the chosen one, musically wise. You know, if anyone was going to make it, it was going to be that guy.

Mozart starved, but you allow Thalberg and Liszt make tons of gold: Of course, you may think that someone immortal cannot die of hunger

When I come to reflect on the subject, in no country have I received such honors or been so esteemed as in Italy, and nothing contributes more to a man's fame than to have written Italian operas, and especially for Naples.

The only thing I have ever really cared to be known as is a musician.

I really felt like we were gonna be The Rolling Stones of heavy metal, and we could have been.

I thought I would be an overnight star when I had a hit record in Brazil with my first album - but things didn't work out quite like that.

Many of our greatest musicians abandoned all of their aesthetic objectives to try to become pertinent. And, at the end of the day, they never became pop stars. I counter stated that very strongly, and I continue to do that.

When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll.

I've been to New Zealand before, many times. And of course it has a significance to me because I do have something that's very special in New Zealand. I have '10 Guitars,' which is a very popular song, and I understand it's like the second national anthem over there.

I don't want to be known for anything other than writing songs.

You can't explain the feeling of singing hit songs to an audience - it's like being a genuine sports star at the peak of their powers.

It was harder to break into comics than it was to become a singer in a rock band.

I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the stage.

I seem to have secured some place in world of music and that's kind of all that really matters to me.

It takes lot of years for a composer to make a name.

Being Bob Marley's son has done many things for me, in terms of having a career in music. I'm very proud of my music, and I'm very proud of where I'm from. People hear that I'm Bob Marley's son, and they turn on my music to listen just out of curiosity.

Just to be part of the history of the Hollywood Bowl - so many people have played there; at least, all of my heroes have.

My music appeals in America. There is less of the purist criticism I get here. And to be a hit in the U.S... what singer doesn't have that dream?

When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a rock star, not an actor. It means I can do what I want on my own terms.