Shawn Mendes, Harry Styles, whatever. They're great pop stars, but they - on purpose - don't say anything. They purposefully don't stand… — Matty Healy Copy Share Image
I basically believe that all pop stars create personas and manipulate them. What we relate to are not their real selves; they… — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
The essence of pop stardom is immaturity - a wretched little pseudo-musical gift, a development of the capacity to shock, a short-lived… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
Pop stars exist in a different space, one not necessarily tied to a patriotism. So Rihanna is everyone's. She doesn't just belong… — Jonas Carpignano Copy Share Image
There's a time when people say your work is revolutionary, but you have to keep being revolutionary. I can't keep shooting pop… — Rankin Copy Share Image
“The pop star, as we knew her" – and here he bowed slightly, in her direction – "was actually an artefact of… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
I originally wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to be Kylie Minogue. My dad thought that was a very silly… — Ashley Madekwe Copy Share Image
I have long believed that celebrity, the way we worship and package and sell our pop stars, is what filled the need… — Rich Cohen Copy Share Image
I'm a little bit more proud of Solange. She chose to do it her way. Because in the beginning, we wanted to… — Mathew Knowles Copy Share Image
I had no problem with Ritchie. Ritchie and I never argued. We never had a problem. I think I was always able… — Ronnie James Dio Copy Share Image
“She’s the hottest pop star since Madonna. I’m gonna break it to you gently, Cuz. You have less than nothing in common.… — Sofia Grey Copy Share Image
In the early days I had a very black-and-white view of everything. I think that's kind of natural for anyone who's just… — Cat Stevens Copy Share Image
It's a tough life being a pop star. You know, at the end of the day when you've paid all the bills… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's no good singing if you just want to be a pop star; you've got to work at it and do it… — Bonnie Tyler Copy Share Image
After winning 'K-pop Star' and debuting as a singer, I had a team of people who helped me. But then I realized… — Jamie Park Copy Share Image
It's an endless proving of myself, that I really am a musician, that I have something to offer in the room. That… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
May I just single out for salutations, on the "anti-war" side: Pop Stars For Appeasement, Dancers Against Democracy, Actors For Apathy, Fashionistas… — Julie Burchill Copy Share Image
A lot of people want to judge the fact that I'm an actor. That's ridiculous. No one knows what I was doing… — Taryn Manning Copy Share Image
I'm not looking to be the greatest pop star of all time. I want to be an artist. I want to influence… — Jillian Hervey Copy Share Image
I don't want to be in front of the camera forever. I'm not thirsty. I'm not a pop star. I don't want… — FKA twigs Copy Share Image
Early in my life, without any supporting evidence, I fretted over what I believed was my fate: accidentally becoming an international pop… — Jenny Zhang Copy Share Image
When you sing on stage, the songs are part of the narrative, but in 'Unconditional Love,' it was just singing for singing's… — Jonathan Pryce Copy Share Image
We kind of write pop songs, but we don't fit in the pop world. We're really bad at being pop stars and… — Katie White Copy Share Image
In Asia, I didn't feel like I was Chloe. I felt like I was acting like someone in Asia. I was acting… — Chloe Bennet Copy Share Image
I'd always thought pop stars had to be really sophisticated and grown-up. So I was enchanted by Bjork's childlikeness. I'd never heard… — Corinne Bailey Rae Copy Share Image
I always thought of myself as a singer/songwriter who fell into acting and really liked it, rather than a child actor who's… — Olivia Rodrigo Copy Share Image
There's a difference between a pop star and an artist. Pop stars have to be perfect all the time; an artist is… — Kelis Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm a designer, not a pop star. But if certain people think of me like a pop star, then… — Nicki Minaj Copy Share Image
I approach music - and this sounds crazy - as though I'm Phil Spector, and I'm cranking out these pop stars and… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I think, probably, being a young artist, there were a lot of things I thought I knew and I wanted to do,… — Tiffany Darwish Copy Share Image
I don't really plan to be a pop star; I just want to be able to make music without the whole My… — Dhani Harrison Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a doctor originally; that was my realistic dream, because I knew how to get there. Being a pop… — Jay Sean Copy Share Image
I was probably the first footballer ever to have a pop-star profile, and my agent was right when he said we could… — George Best Copy Share Image
Most of my ukulele heroes were traditional players from Hawaii, like Eddie Kamae and Ohta-san. There may not be uke stars in… — Jake Shimabukuro Copy Share Image
Everyone we knew was forming a band. Boy George, Wham! Sade. But it wasn't a big deal, they were our friends. It… — Keren Woodward Copy Share Image
The hardest thing about being in this business is just being able to be yourself. People act like there's this one set… — Kelly Clarkson Copy Share Image
“I'm a talentless but popular young singer and I have the feeling someone is watching me. I use the term loosely because… — Dennis Cooper Copy Share Image
Many of our greatest musicians abandoned all of their aesthetic objectives to try to become pertinent. And, at the end of the… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
Pop stardom is not very compelling. I'm much more interested in a relationship between performer and audience that is of equals. I… — Ani DiFranco Copy Share Image
When you're a pop star, it's a little conservative; you always have to stay in a box. You have fans that are… — Beyonce Knowles Copy Share Image
