Art Quote by Gary Barlow

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

With my quick success, I didn't have time to learn the ropes of the music business. Because my first record was such a hit,…

— Phoebe Snow

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 didn't even listen to any music until I was 19, really. I just wanted to be famous. But I didn't say it to…

— Marina and the Diamonds

My sympathies go out to the young performers today because they are under a microscope in a way I wasn't. Now everybody's got a…

— Ricky Schroder

I didn't start making music in order to be famous.

— Mark Ronson

You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I'm glad it's over.

— Diablo Cody

I got very famous for a minute and then it just all went away, you know? And for the last 20 years - you've…

— Colin Hay

I was suddenly really famous, and I didn't know how to cope. I didn't know myself well enough as a person, number one, and…

— Kate Winslet

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

I just turned 40, and I look at so many performers and so many people who are actually always on time and always have…

— Maxwell

I thought nothing would ever happen for me. My whole life had been geared toward being a singer, and it wasn't clicking.

— Vonda Shepard