Because Quote by Morten Harket Download Open image “The video was of paramount importance, because 'Take on Me' was not an instant hit.” — Morten Harket ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Because Hit Importance Me Take
You have to remember, videos were on the rise back when we did 'Take On Me.' — Morten Harket Copy Share Image
Especially on 'Taken,' 'Taken' was not a big success the day of its release. It was released in France first, and it didn't do… — Olivier Megaton Copy Share Image
We wanted to take as much time and effort making the video as we did the song. — Adam Jones Copy Share Image
Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, "Listen to me." Now it says, "Look at me." — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
The first video I ever uploaded was of me singing, and it only got 100 views, so I took it down right away. So… — Bella Poarch Copy Share Image
There's only one music video that had an emotional impact on me, and that's 'Hurt' by Johnny Cash. That's exceptional. There is no music… — Anton Corbijn Copy Share Image
“I have often told people that they need to evaluate their lives by the video, and not by the snapshot. That is, they should… — Douglas Wilson Copy Share Image
The MTV Video Awards were never about the video, but about the song. Most of the time it was just to glorify people for… — Michel Gondry Copy Share Image
We got sick of interviews and performances - for a long time, it came back to doing 'Take on Me.' It became a circus… — Morten Harket Copy Share Image
The greatest impact of 'We Are the World' seems to have been the video, which lets us see the singers take their turns at… — Robert Hilburn Copy Share Image
We had to leave Norway and go where it was all happening, which was London. We loved it there, but it was hard. We… — Morten Harket Copy Share Image
We became such darlings of a certain type of media. We became a package; we became easy to sell: these three golden nuggets that… — Morten Harket Copy Share Image
We've never been very good at servicing fans. I'm here to concentrate on music, not to be a pen pal to people who write… — Morten Harket Copy Share Image
The pin-up thing took us completely by surprise. I found it hard because I got singled out, and I didn't like it. There was… — Morten Harket Copy Share Image
We were totally confident that we would make it internationally. We had no money or instruments. We used cake tins or bottles with water… — Morten Harket Copy Share Image
I don't abuse my body - I don't drink much alcohol, don't smoke and never have - but that's the same of many people.… — Morten Harket Copy Share Image
Although I would like to describe the perfect day, I can't. Because a perfect day is one where there is no plan. — Morten Harket Copy Share Image
People think the chorus is the hard part in 'Take on Me,' but they're wrong. The hard part was making the verses bounce. — Morten Harket Copy Share Image
I do love beauty. I love beautiful tilings. I grow orchids and collect butterflies. But when it comes to relationships, you have to find… — Morten Harket Copy Share Image
One is a painter because one wants so-called freedom; one doesn't want to go to the office every morning. — Marcel Duchamp Copy Share Image
I gave my archive to Emory University because there's a really dear friend who teaches there, Rudolph Byrd, and he's the editor. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Because of the womb being a central phenomenon in the feminine body, the whole psychology of woman differs: she is non-aggressive, non-inquiring, non-questioning, non-doubting,… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
There were songs that we cut out after we chose the name, because 'Praise Break' turned out to be an underlying concept that I… — Daniel Caesar Copy Share Image
It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
I was also known as Frodo because I was an early adopter of 'The Lord of the Rings. — Tom Perrotta Copy Share Image
I believe in taxation and health care that is outside the usual libertarian mandate, because I don't want people to have to suffer. It's… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
It's like saying French shouldn't be taught because you don't understand it because it's new. Shakespeare is just like learning a new, exciting language. — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
Whether it was Little League or playing with your brothers or sisters, that was always a problem. If I would lose - because I… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
Sometimes, when full and in fear that I will continue to eat unwanted food just because it's staring at me, I will place my… — Rachel Nichols Copy Share Image
I didn't want to do 'Fashion Police' because I thought, 'This is stupid, this is beneath me, who wants to talk about fashion?' It… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
