Contests Quote by Arthur Godfrey

I have no idea why I won, man. I guess some people liked the music that I was doing. I'm just lucky. I was…

— Phillip Phillips

These have been the most successful years I've ever had. I've been placing well in the contests but more importantly I've been enjoying them.…

— Kelly Clark

The biggest reward from that record was the enthusiasm everyone had to sing on it. The Grammy nominations and the chart positions are great,…

— Chris Botti

Especially with the ACM and CMA, to me, those wins were about acceptance. Winning an award that's voted on by the country music industry…

— Jimmie Allen

I wasn't expecting to have amazing results in my first year on tour and to be winning all the time.

— Ben Shelton

I think one of my highpoints was definitely well, everything started turning around on Barry Manilow week. I had so much fun on disco…

— Diana DeGarmo

It was always about being first, about winning. There were no prizes for second place. My mother and father said, 'Do whatever you want,…

— David Haye

It's impossible for me to think of music as a contest. All of the awards ceremonies, I mean I'm sure they're fun for people,…

— Greg Brown

I didn't get into music to win awards. I love to play and the older I get the more I love it. And I…

— Sam Bush

It was tough to fail year after year. I never even got to the final stage until I got my card on the Web.com…

— Tony Finau

One thing is that I wasn't getting booked that well, and they had control over who got the awards, they had control over who…

— Waylon Jennings

The biggest deal for me was that all 24 winners are placed on the Billboard CD of the Year, which went out to 500…

— Arthur Godfrey