Brazil Quote by Chris de Burgh

I think if you're a good songwriter, that's what you are first - not a star or celebrity.

— Tom Cochrane

I started as a lyrical singer. But it was through the pop universe that I reached international fame.

— Andrea Bocelli

I wasn't interested in fame, and I'm still not. So I never felt I had to match that first record in terms of commercial…

— Corinne Bailey Rae

When I held my first album in my hands, I tell you, there were tears falling down my face. I thought 'This is it.…

— Chris de Burgh

I was very ambitious in my dream of being a pop star.

— MO

Brazilian music has been a part of almost every record I've done, and I'd eventually like to record an entire album of Brazilian music.

— Dianne Reeves

Yeah, back in 2003, I went to 'Australian Idol' the first day as a boy, and I got knocked out. So I went back…

— Courtney Act

I don't think I was ever designed to be a ubiquitous worldwide star. I'm a singer-songwriter writing quite personal songs. You're not supposed to…

— James Blunt

And, in nineteen seventy two Olympic Games I wasn't really going to be a star, and overnight I became a star.

— Olga Korbut

Fame came quickly. I was only 19 when I secured my initial recording contract and my first two hit records - 'Are 'Friends' Electric?'…

— Gary Numan

The first album was a very successful record. It made me very visible and it's an immediate association, but I don't do that anymore.…

— Phoebe Snow

So many people have to struggle for years, very few bands get success with their first record, but I was instantly successful and famous…

— Jimmy Somerville