Kyla Reid Quotes

Marilyn Monroe never sold a platinum album. And more people know my music than what I look like.

GoldLink is about my music and not so much about me. But it's cool that people are starting to notice who I am outside that.

I feel confident that the work I've put in will make people see me as a music artist before anything else.

One song will launch you, but you don't want to be a one-song artist.

I'm a musician. I'm not, like, a personality. I've never really pretended to perform that kind of function.

Music was never a priority for me, and I seriously do not know how I got so big.

Honestly, the biggest setback to my music career was people's perception that I was a reality TV star, not a rapper.

I just want to make music, I don't want people to talk about me. All I've ever wanted to do was sing. I don't want to be a celebrity. I don't want to be in people's faces, you know, constantly on covers of magazine that I haven't even known I'm on.

I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.

With the 'Silly Boy' track, I mean, people knew about it, but it wasn't really like, 'oh that's Eva Simons.' But when 'Take Over Control' came out, that's when people started to get interested in me personally, which is great because it was something I really believed in.

If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music.

My stage name has always been 'Armin van Buuren.' When I really started DJ'ing professionally, I already had a few U.K. hits under my belt under the name 'Armin', so I couldn't really change that anymore.

I know that Kelly Clarkson is going to continue to have an important career. And I believe it will be a lasting one.

You realise that having a number one record and being loved and adored isn't the most important thing in the world. But at the same time, I don't have a problem with it. What I'm trying to say is, I'm not a reluctant pop star.

Fame came quickly. I was only 19 when I secured my initial recording contract and my first two hit records - 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and 'Cars' - were number ones.

I'm not a pop star.

I'm always kind of surprised how much I'm associated with country music.

I still have people saying to me, 'Oh, you're still together?' They don't realize Leppard's been around this whole time, because people just don't get to hear us.

This whole 'X Factor' thing with people assuming I'm going to be a one-hit wonder - that won't happen with me.

If you have to be a one-hit wonder, then 'San Francisco' is the one to have.

I was one of the first artists to make a buzz about '106 & Park.' If it wasn't for that show, I wouldn't be the entertainer that I am today.

I didn't want to become a personality, I wanted to be a musician, but because I didn't have an album to stand by yet it was hard for people to see that. But now, two albums in, I'm happy with things.

I remember once, we got an interview, and he said, 'Dad, these people are writing about me like I'm an adult. Don't they know I'm a kid?' I have never tried to encourage him to get a music image like other musicians have.

Backstreet has been around a long time. Normally, groups like us have a shelf life of two to four years. We always wanted to have a long stay in the music world.

After putting out songs with 26 million views on YouTube, your life changes a little bit. Suddenly everyone's like, 'Where's the album?'