Albums Quote by Olly Murs

I've always been an artist who's about being real and about telling the truth and making music with integrity and talking about something.

— Santigold

When you find fame, or you get signed to a record label, it's not what you imagined - because you imagined they would have…

— James Arthur

It's like half the campaign of selling a record is trying to convince people that you're an artist. Well, I am an artist. This…

— James Vincent McMorrow

If you're not as emotionally invested in your music as I believe true artists are, then I don't have to say you have any…

— Matty Healy

What I can't understand is why people still won't give me the credibility that I look for. If Mojo or any other of those…

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

People always try to pigeonhole you, especially the media, who are happy if they can label you as a particular kind of artist. But…

— Chris de Burgh

The truth is an artist like me who doesn't get the type of promotion that we see more commercial artists receive, and especially in…

— Chrisette Michele

Most people think in order to validate yourself as an artist, you have to write your own songs. I commend the guys that do.…

— Jake Owen

I'm really fed up with all the credibility talk. A lot of times it seems to be more important than the music. Well, I…

— Mark McGrath

There’s no “correct path” to becoming a real artist. You might think you’ll gain legitimacy by going to university, getting published, getting signed to…

— Amanda Palmer

I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There…

— Emeli Sande

People are like, 'Wow you started your own record label,' and treat me like I'm some sort of innovative genius, when I'm not at…

— Courtney Barnett