Famous Quote by Dolores O'Riordan

I had toured so much in the 1960s and 1970s that I wanted a break. I didn't go back touring until 1995.

— Gary Wright

I was tired. I peaked. I left when I was on top. One year, I did 280 concerts.

— Rod McKuen

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

There was an enormous amount of pressure when my first album took off, and I struggled with the speed of everything and the exhaustion…

— Norah Jones

For me, I didn't want to be famous and there was a desire to be me and not 'that guy from the band' so…

— Curt Smith

When the band were really big and we had massive hits, I was always stressed-out and insecure. I thought I wanted the band to…

— Dolores O'Riordan

My whole life was writing, recording and touring over and over again. At some point I realised I wasn't enjoying myself any more.

— Juliana Hatfield

I fell off the tour when I was younger and had to go back home and practise harder and get better.

— Neil Robertson

I felt I had nothing more to say. Everything would have had to be a replay of the previous two or three albums, and…

— Richard Pinhas

I just remember the feeling of being dropped from Island and having our hearts broken. Because we were given a chance to put out…

— Prodigy

My first album was more about me making a statement, as I felt like I was kind of stuck in the smaller scene of…

— Maya Jane Coles

I needed a break from track, the media and the world. I wanted to just be me.

— Justin Gatlin