Ruth B Quotes

I really wanted to just be a musician. I didn't want to be anything else, but I was funny and all that.

It's been a joy to be a part of other people's journey, to be able to inspire and be a part of new singers coming up in this business.

I thought for a long time that I was going to be a pop artist. It was around 18-19 that I started to make that a reality. I just knew that this was my destiny.

Before I was on 'Idol,' I just sat at home and played video games all day long. Now I get to travel and work towards my dream. It's the best feeling ever.

That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what turns out to be the most lucrative part of the music business - writing, because you get paid every time that song gets played.

I play guitar and sing when I'm not busy with school and acting.

I'd love to be a pop star - at heart.

I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn't see the point. This was 1962, and I was ready to make music.

Being famous for fame's sake wasn't the goal when I co-founded the Go-Go's. I just wanted to sing and have a laugh.

I didn't care about anything expect rock & roll. So it's nice that it turned out to be something that you find a way to make a living from.

I just started singing 'cause I had dropped out of school.

I went to a soccer high school, and it was really different to being on 'Idol.' So I decided to quit school, and I put all my energy into music, and things started to happen.

I left school just shy of 17: I'd started going into touring and that situation.

I am following my dream. I've always loved music and believed in making music.

I'm trying to focus on my job. I don't think that being famous is a job. My job is composing, singing, performing, but not being a star.

I love doing shows. I love rocking shows. I love playing instruments. I love singing. If I can find a way to do that and feed my family, then I'm a happy man.

We got nominated for a Grammy, that was really crazy, and I was sitting there and Stevie Wonder was on stage and I remember thinking "Wow, I really need to take [singing] more seriously!"

When you get your first record deal, you will do anything, because you just want to sing.

There is nothing else that I would rather do than sing. I have such a great passion for it. Even if I don’t become successful or famous I am still going to continue singing.

To reach the highest level you have to not just have a dream and focus but you also have to make sure you are writing great songs, and if you feel they're what you want to represent you, that is key. But getting out on the road is key. And get your music out there. Maybe something catches, maybe it gets picked up and used on television, you just never know.

When I was young, I was interested more in (singing the songs). ... I can't say I'm enjoying it more now than I did before, because I loved it when I first sang in Wales, in a pub or a club. I loved it then, getting up and singing. Or as a kid in school, I've always loved to sing. But I think when you've been around a long time, it's even more satisfying to think that people are listening to me now, and I've been in the business for a long time.

It's always been my dream to be on the stage with my band, singing my music. That's always been, and always will be.

I wanted to be an artist, even at the age of 15, and people used to laugh at me. It was the late '90s, the time of pop stars and navel-dancing, where you were showing your midriff. I wanted to be a real singer.

If you are on to something creative, school can also inhibit you. The wrong teacher, man, can really mess you up.

I was not reluctant to become a singer. Singing has been an activity I've done my whole life, without thought.