Quotes About Fame

With Milli Vanilli, we felt more like bimbos, the bimbos of the music industry, and we didn't want to be the bimbos anymore.

I never left music, I just left the music scene.

Nobody knew me in Delhi when I shot for my first music video, 'Haaye Dil,' at India Gate.

People who take risks like Amy Winehouse and Norah Jones take a second to catch on, but eventually they do because they're different and honest in a musical landscape that's not always like that.

If you're going to go the way of 'American Idol,' then you better be able to do what you want musically, because just going for the fame will only keep you happy for so long.

I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.

People be famous for everything other than music and that's what they really trying to do. But they don't know once you get famous for being this funny guy, nobody's going to take you serious as a musician.

I always see myself as much more of a musician than a celebrity.

It's interesting, because as a musician, I don't feel like I need to be on the top of the pop charts.

Everybody knew James Brown. Every musician dreamed of being in his band.

I remember I wanted to be an athlete. I wanted to be in the NFL or NBA or something, and I don't think I dreamed of being a benchwarmer. I'm sure I wanted to be the best. But I didn't really ever think I was going to be a famous musician.

I've always thought that actors wanted to be pop musicians and pop musicians wanted to be actors.

One of my friend calls me 'lost to showbiz', but that's only because I don't go for a drink as often as he'd like, because I'm always working. I've met very few famous people who are lost to showbiz - I have met some, mind.

I got into this business because I like acting and I want to make movies. I would be happy living the rest of my life never famous.

I more or less said I was going to try to make an existence off my daddy's royalties or I'm going to make it on my own. Daddy is a legend and he don't need me to keep him alive.

For me, because my life is so public, I just like to be alone sometimes in my private house and enjoy my time.

When I started on MySpace, people wanted to support me, but once I rose to fame with the MTV show, they felt like I had abandoned them for some reason, that I was too famous to talk to them anymore.

Back in the day, artists could be mysterious. Now, people want to know and hear everything about you. They want to see and feel the mess that is life - and who are bigger messes than artists?

Personally, I like all actors who are mysterious and don't have social media.

When I first came to California, nobody knew who I was or anything about me. I was a mystery to just about everybody, because most people didn't even know that the Jacksons had another sister.

As an actor, the minute you start getting real in interviews, you lose mystery.

The more people know about an actor the less convincing they become. A bit of mystery's a good thing.

I think most big stars do have just a certain amount of mystery; you don't know everything.

There are thousands upon thousands of new Johnny Cash fans every year, inspired by the music, talent, and - I believe hugely - by the mystery of the man.