Quotes About Achievement

You don't accidentally turn into a big band. Not even Nirvana accidentally turned into a big band. They toured - they wanted to become a big band. They didn't necessarily want to become that big of a band, but they still wanted to make a really good record and wanted to come out and tour.

I started in a band called 'Timbiriche', we toured the world when I was 8; I have 23 albums.

I've toured the world with David Foster and all kinds of different people. It's been a great ride, and I don't think it's about to stop any time soon.

I toured all over the world, I have die-hard fans, and I had my dreams come true.

I started a group called Loudpvck, which I do by myself now, and toured the whole world.

In the year after we signed with I.R.S. we made a record, started our own tour, toured with the Police, and our record went to No. 1. It was insane.

We were up for a Grammy, we sold millions of records and we toured the world I don't know how many times. It was insane.

Grupo Limite is always going to be a major highlight of my life. We worked so hard, sometimes touring for 10 months at a time.

After the 2009 'Cult Of Static' touring cycle ended, I felt that, as a band, Static-X had accomplished everything we set out to accomplish, and now I could finally take the time to do my own thing and make a record that is completely my vision without compromising for anyone or anything.

Here's what it comes down to: I've been making records and touring for over 10 years now. I'm very successful living it, doing it... I'm with an absolutely beautiful wife that's half my age.

My big break came at 22 years old when I joined the Mercedes Benz touring championship team.

Touring is a tough plane to get off the ground, and it takes a lot of hard work and a lot of investments.

I was at a slight disadvantage in that I had never played in bands or done any performances before, and that's just as important as writing, recording, and putting records out. It's been a lot of hard work, balanced with a lot of pinch-myself moments of touring in crazy parts of the world.

I'm glad we turned into a big-time touring band later in life. In fact, it's almost like we planned it out that way.

Apparently I was a Billboard top touring act of 1973, but nobody told me.

I think we could have done a lot more great music, so I was disappointed that we didn't continue making records and touring, but it's hard to argue with 10 good years.

There hasn't been one highlight that stands out... but touring and performing has been great.

With how huge Yes was, especially in the '70s and '80s, as a touring band and actually playing at the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia to 130,000 people, which is the biggest-paying show ever in rock history, you would think we'd done enough for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

My life could have easily gone another way. But I had this one teacher who gave me direction and got me into performing. She got me into touring with an educational play called 'The Inner Circle' along with Pedro Zamora from MTV's 'The Real World.'

I'm a touring musician. I don't watch the charts. I had the kind of success I'd hoped for. I won Grammys for a folk record, and that was magic.

I've invested a couple million into touring, and that's paid off.

I wanted to be the country version of Stevie Nicks, but before you knew it, I was heading in a pop direction, touring the world, having No. 1 singles, and loving every minute of it.

I landed gigs touring with The Jonas Brothers and Britney Spears!

The best part of a MacArthur is having some pressure taken off from touring relentlessly.