Band Quote by Curt Smith

One of the big things that broke the band up for me, which I've become much clearer on over the years, was that I…

— James Murphy

I didn't want to be famous for its own sake. I wanted to be famous so as to be happy.

— Orson Bean

I had no desire to be famous; I just wanted to make the greatest music ever made. I didn't want anyone to know who…

— Robert Smith

I wanted so badly to be in a famous band, and it was not happening. I played drums with different bands and with the…

— Fred Armisen

I wanted to be able to play music, and then when I went out in my private life, my personal life, I didn't want…

— J. J. Cale

My desire was never to be famous. It was to try and create something interesting musically if I could.

— Kate Bush

I wanted to be famous; I wanted to perform. Those things I really, really wanted more than anything else.

— Laverne Cox

I went from being totally unknown to getting stopped every time I went out. I always wanted to be successful, but I have never…

— Jimmy Nail

I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the…

— Beyonce Knowles

The only reason I became the singer in the band is because I sang the best. It wasn't out of some desire to be…

— Adam Levine

That's probably half the reason I wanted to be in a band - I wanted to see the world.

— Jeff Ament

When I was a kid, all I ever wanted was to be famous.

— Taylor Jenkins Reid