Gilbert O'Sullivan

I am immensely proud of my Irish roots.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I've always been a bit of a loner.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

Nobody likes going to court.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I have quite a strong self-belief.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I do pick up on contemporary issues.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I think I'm a good lyricist.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I never wanted global fame you know.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

Song writing is very serious; it is hard.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

Just because you sell millions of records it doesn't guarantee bums on seats.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

It is ironic that losing makes you more liked than winning.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

Some artists say 'Don't categorize me.' I'm saying 'You can't categorize me.'

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I often meet people who say, 'I thought you were dead.'

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

As long as I can write songs, make a record and do concerts, I'm really quite happy.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I love writing and I just sit at my keyboard and write.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I quite like the idea of performing in front of people that don't like me.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I always want to keep moving musically and trying new things.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

My motto is, 'You may not be as good as you think you are, but thinking you are is good.'

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

It's very easy to think about rhymes and just usage of words that sound good but don't mean anything. Basically, I try…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I see myself in competition with Blur and Oasis. But everyone else just sees me as this guy with a history.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I'm very much a home bird. I sometimes think I should have been a domestic. I like sweeping up, getting everything tidy.…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

It's all very well making records, but the joy of performing is that you get to meet people who give you instant…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I didn't come into the music business to make money. I came into it to be a success. Of course, if you're…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

To be successful to me meant to have a hit record in England. I never looked outside England.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I've only recorded my own songs. I don't consider myself a great singer, so I wouldn't be comfortable interpreting other people's songs.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

Doing the Best I Can' is a sure fire hit. Incredibly commercial. But what could you say about it? Catchy and good…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I was one of six children, brought up by my mother in Swindon after my father died. We had all we needed…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

The quality of my songs will get through to people. They are good songs. Lyrically, some of them are interesting: there's stories,…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

When the magazines talk about artists they talk about the Paul McCartneys, the Paul Simons, they never talk about me. So their…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I don't like people who make records and then don't ever perform. If you are going to make a record it's important…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

My Norwegian wife Aase was a Pan Am stewardess back in the Seventies when we met. She was very attractive, and we…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

What I can't understand is why people still won't give me the credibility that I look for. If Mojo or any other…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I thought my singing and songwriting were good, but nothing different. Then you're presented with this picture image that contradicts the impression…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I don't trust anybody.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I do like to write about dark subjects.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I like conflict in songs.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I was a big fan of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I think if every song I had was, 'I love you, you love me,' there would be a problem.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I bought my mum a new house when the money started to come in; it's that old cliche.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I never complete a song until I'm actually going to make a record.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

I know I can cut it with any songwriters in the world.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan