Bryan Adams Quotes

I think a lot of people want to be remembered the way they were, as opposed to the way they are now.

I remember being in Hollywood at the age of 16 and marveling at the stars. The idea of being part of it never entered my mind. It was too far-fetched.

I pack every minute I can with something to do.

I only write music for myself, I don't try and appeal to anyone else.

I never took a grant or borrowed a penny from anybody. It was partially because I didn't really know how to do that, but secondly, my pride never would have allowed me to. In the beginning it was about doing it the right way, on the merits of the music.

I never had a long-term plan.

I need to be able to rock out.

I moonlight as a singer.

I like to be able to present myself in two or three different ways because I've never really wanted to rest on my laurels and be something that people expected.

I like the idea of helping people help people.

I grew up with British rock.

I feel quite sad for the young musicians coming up because they may never get to pay their rent properly. It doesn't matter what the genre; nowadays, it's so much harder than it ever was.

I don't like long tours. I find it much easier to go out for a short spurt every month.

I do 100 shows a year, but I do it in fits and starts, as opposed to going on a long run.

I always just wanted to be the singer or the bass player in the band. I'd love to have a band, where I was obviously the singer, but where it wasn't me, it wasn't my name.

Focus on your music and not technology.

Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at it, however, and if you can do both things, then that's fantastic, but if you are a writer, the time is better spent on a clever lyric than a clever tweet.

I've always wanted to push myself and move with the tide. That's just how I am and it's worked for me.

I think all my videos suck.

I always knew I'd be in music in some sort of capacity. I didn't know if I'd be successful at it, but I knew I'd be doing something in it. Maybe get a job in a record store. Maybe even play in a band. I never got into this to be a star.

A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime.

I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom of the pit, and it was time to scrape myself out of it.

There's a saying, 'It's easy to write songs, but very difficult to write great songs.' I'm going through that right now.

Trying to manage diabetes is hard because if you don't, there are consequences you'll have to deal with later in life.

I've only ever trusted my gut on everything. I don't trust my head, I don't trust my heart, I trust my gut.