Jimmy Webb Quotes

A lot of time, if you spend too much time in Nashville, songwriters get caught up in charts and numbers and the music business politics.

It would be nice to garner new fans and make it a success - and success is relevant, we already know all that.

But the exposure we got by doing the stint with Nine Inch Nails brought us a lot of attention.

When you sing and people want that you sing, then you can hope to be great.

Without promotion, something terrible happens... nothing!

I guess I don't know if I'm comfortable with fame or touring or promo or any of that stuff, and I really discovered that I love working for people and co-writing and working under someone.

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

It's more fun to write stuff when you know someone's going to nail it.

I enjoy keeping busy, and fortunately for me, there's a large audience out there who are keen to hear me sing. It's their love and affection that keep me going.

A lot was accomplished in my mixtape career. But I still needed a few things: I needed to be recognized. I need to have radio. I need to have a real retail machine that can get us where we need to get that.

Snoop Dogg has always held me up. He's always held me above the fray, and that keeps me relevant. Wherever he goes, he takes my name with him when he does interviews. He's talking about me. He keeps me alive, and that feeds my spirit.

Big names and banners bring a lot of visibility to your work and it creates more opportunities for you.

I love playing in the spotlight... I feel like that's motivation for everyone.

Frankly, I'm getting a lot of great publicity.

Starting a band is the easy part. Once you've formed the band, you have to tell a story, and that story requires songs. And not just good songs, but great songs. After a while, great songs won't do - they have to be the best. Success doesn't make it any easier. Each time I start a new record, it's a brand-new search.

I'm in a really lucky position where people will be interested in whatever I do, but what I do is sing.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

If something good happens to you, and no one knows it, did it really happen? Moreover, if you don't publicize your accomplishments and good fortune, are you essentially saying you don't care about them?

I'm just really happy, because I think we're a great band, and I really like great bands.

I am proud that my collections have received such praise, and I am even more proud to share the stage with so many talented designers.

Ever since my mother sent me to Saturday morning grammar classes when I was 7, I wanted to become a famous actor. I loved the idea of captivating an audience and moving them truly through performance, but more importantly being recognized and heavily lauded for that talent.

Actors are greedy. They can never be satisfied. I want praise as well as box office returns.

I remember walking out in front of that crowd, all the parents' faces and the applause, and folding my little self in half and thinking, 'I could get used to this.' And I just never stopped.

Any time you're lucky enough to get on a show people watch, it's a good thing.

Don't get me wrong. I don't take anything for granted. But it seems like the better I play, the more attention I get. And I can't get away from it. You play great, you get attention. But I hate attention. It is weird. I'm in a bind. The more you win, the more they come.