I can headline a festival and then literally, 10 minutes later, be walking around, and nobody notices.
I'm the guy that no one knows, but everyone's like, "You're that guy in that film thing."
To me, the whole idea of fame and I think it can be a real test of somebody, of who they are. You know, 'cause some strange things happen. I've seen some peculiar things as far as a person just living their life.
The only way to be turned off to being famous is to be famous.
For me, I walk a line of fame and infamy. I walk the line of celebrity and non-celebrity.
The Internet made fame wack and anonymity cool.
I've always had this impression that notoriety came when you're trying to get notoriety.
I have a lot of fans, but a lot of people don't know who I am.
In a strange kind of way I know were really popular and probably the biggest band in the country at the moment, but at the same time there is this real cult thing going on.
It's funny - nowadays people that are famous get chased by paparazzi. They have this fame, but they don't have the money to hide from it.
He once said that he wished to be famous, but unknown.
I find that people can pass me on the street who've just seen my picture in the paper and they wouldn't recognize me. If they'd seen me on television, the heads turn. They say, "Wait a minute. I don't know who that is, but he's somebody.
A celebrity is a person who works hard all of their life to become well known, and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.
I have a following, but it's small. I have this level of fame where people spot me in the airport, consistently, but they always think they're the only one who ever has. People will think they win a prize when they recognize me.
Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.
It feels like Radiohead are famous, but that no one knows who we are. Which is brilliant, really.
First, the newcomers are eager to come in front of the camera, and later they are like, 'No, sorry, sorry, no pictures'. What is this? I say fame is a very dangerous and bitter thing.
The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.
How can a song all about struggling with the afterglow of fame thrust someone into fame? How can a lyric like, 'I'm just a singer who already blew his shot,' give a singer another shot? I don't know... but it's funny.
With fame there is a crosswire between intensity and intimacy. You have decoy intimacy, but you are also very much alone.
My name is well known, but my image is not, because the image presented to the public is very twisted and far from reality. So, not many recognize me on the street. And I don't usually walk around in the streets, either.
