Solo Artists Quotes

My favorite artists are Kanye West, Jay Z, the Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Destiny's Child.

Usually when you put five girls together, especially when they've been solo artists, it doesn't turn out very well.

When we auditioned for 'The X Factor,' we were five individuals going into the show. That obviously means we are five solo artists in our beings, so we have our own creative ideas, of what sounds the best music-wise, because we are all artists.

Singles, whatever. But selling a million albums feels like an impossible thing to do.

Most solo artists go out on their own and put their name on the record. I prefer to create little alternative universes.

I definitely prefer to be in a band. There's too many solo people, and bands are suffering. There's too many great bands that have split up because somebody's got an ego, and then he goes solo.

Solo artists are generally totally insane. Elton John? Slightly eccentric. George Michael? He's mad as custard.

I grew up when the whole Motown thing was huge. The charts in those days were dominated by groups more than solo artists at one point.

My favorite songwriters are all solo artists.

I like Adele, Mika, Natacha Atlas and a beautiful old record, 'An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri,' starring Harry Belafonte and Nana Mouskouri. What they have in common is they all have incredible voices. I am very much into voices. I would say I'm a fan of voices, not of sound. I'm a fan of singers, not of bands.

Usually I get inspired by singles and not artists, but I love Macklemore.

I grew up listening to such strong female solo artists. I love Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears.

When most of my solo/single tracks started making a buzz globally, labels started placing my songs in movies.