Gilbert O'Sullivan Quotes

I don't see a Spanish song being No. 1 on the Hot 100. I mean, if it happens, fantastic. But I don't think it will.

I wanted to have a go at a pop career. My first single, 'Baby I Don't Care', was a hit, and the second, 'Bye Bye Boy', reached the Top 20.

With the success of Immature, I wanted to start the group B2K, which ended up being one of the biggest urban boy bands in history.

The recording industry has changed; they're enjoying such incredible success in the pop field.

I must have some sort of record in failing to get into the charts.

When 'You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling' hit, we were doing a show called 'Shindig!' and the Righteous Brothers suddenly became big business.

I think 'All Out of Love' is my favorite song because it's been the most successful. It's been in about 30 movies, it's been a number one record, and it keeps getting played on the radio, it's always somewhere.

I know I will never have a hit single in America.

I think Lady Gaga is talented. Madonna is talented, and the flair that Michael Jackson had. He was talented! Whatever it is that they do, they must be doing something right. They do have an audience out there, so I respect that.

There's certain people that do pop well. Beyonce's one of them, Rihanna, Rita Ora, I could go on and on. You've got to recognise what your talent and niche is.

The Katy Perry stuff, those are great songs.

My biggest successes were mainly in the pop market during the 80s.

In 1983 I'd had a number one. I'd sold 6 million copies of Total Eclipse Of The Heart all over the world.

I think that boy bands as a whole are really coming back.

I often thought that if I had been working with Mark James at American Studios, I would have had a pop hit before I ever moved out of Memphis. But that didn't happen.

When I was around nine years old, I was a fan of Shaun Cassidy's first album.

I like 'Bootylicious,' 'Survivor' - my little granddaughter loves 'Survivor.'

One of my pet peeves is when people think that pop guys go country when they can't make it in pop anymore.

That was the coolest thing about 'Baby Got Back.' The establishment didn't embrace the song, which is what kept me from being the next pop guy to fizzle out and get laughed at, get dissed on TV. That helped save me. The fact that MTV banned the record made the record, in a weird way.

I certainly enjoy Usher, Beyonce, Chris Brown, and there is Fantasia; these people will be around a while. They've got it. They've got the 'it' factor.

Nobody ever knows how big a song is going to be.

When Destiny's Child released their first record, I don't think I even noticed. I was still at school, and I had my own life in Houston.

I miss the outspoken pop stars like Lily Allen.

Adele is selling millions of records, and everybody tries to sing like Adele.

I've had a few ditty hits.