Bob Newhart Quotes

Lionel Richie told me forget about the critics. But if you come back with hit after hit, you don't have to worry about anything.

I would love to be like Justin Bieber or Selena Gomez. They were catapulted into stardom when they were so young - like I was - and they still haven't gone down the wrong path and I hope neither or them will. I find that really inspiring.

I'll be honest. We copied everyone... the Beatles, the Bachelors. It was the only way people would even listen to you.

I commend Chris Brown and Soulja Boy for going out there for so many years and entertaining the people.

I think what happens is that some writers, who are so great in television or whatever, once they become successful, they get out of the loop of real life. It's real hard to draw on something to write.

People were trying to write songs to knock Lil Nas X off his perch; I didn't try to do that.

I was 19 when I wrote 'Dreams,' and that would have been when it started to happen. The band got signed, and I was probably beginning to see different things besides my small town of Ballybricken.

I see all that celebrity stuff now as whatever, man. What's more important is that everyday people are liking my music, it's got to that stage. I've worked really hard for a long time for it to come to this point, where I'm putting smiles on people's faces, and I'm loving it.

I am getting all this fame, but I don't absolutely know what I should rap about.

I never used to get calls from artists or labels, but once you have a top 20 hit, you start getting them.

I feel very ready to be a pop star. I feel like that's something that I deserve, and I feel prepared for being number one in the charts!

I've been part of the biggest hits and flops.

Singers are definitely getting their due in Bollywood. I feel that music composers, on the other hand, tend to lose out on the popularity, fame, and success that singers usually enjoy.

Both the industries, be it Bollywood or music, have been really kind to me.

My dream job growing up was always to be an artist. It wasn't even that I would be a rapper or singer; I just knew I would be a public figure.

The bigger your songs get, the bigger the festivals you play at will be, until you make it to Ultra. It happened super quick for me. I'm still in shock, actually. I have to pinch myself a lot.

We have this obsession with celebrity, where people can go on shows and makes millions of pounds from being completely talentless - Jade Goody, all that type of people - and it really gets to me. I'm not interested, I'm a musician. It's not about being famous and being a celeb.

We performed at the VMAs, which is crazy because we grew up watching that show and all of our inspirations and idols were there.

We're not pop stars. Living with success is a job; it's the music that's dear to us.

After '8 Mile' came out and blew up, the ball has been rolling ever since.

Ed Sheeran? I don't like the fact he gets a lot of stick. I like the fact he works hard, and God knows how much money he pays to the tax man each year.

There's no reason but luck that I'm in one of the biggest bands in music.

There are a bunch of talented bands out there... So yeah, I often think, 'Why aren't these people onstage and why do I have a microphone?'

I had so much out there, the world was going crazy about 'Comes Alive!' I didn't need to go and rush into something else. You're only as good as your last record, so don't put one out for a while.

If you don't want to be the biggest band in the world, you may as well pack it in.