Musician Quotes

And there are no stars and that you're never really sure who's doing what and what voice is what and, you know what I mean? It's supposed to be quite elusive.

You know, there are many alter egos and Gorillaz is a collective of alter egos, really. I think anyone who gets involved in it has to sort of accept that nothing is really as it seems.

The whole period has taught me that I enjoy being part of an ensemble rather than just a front man. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy that too, but I get more enjoyment out of really listening to everyone.

The things that make me happy most are my family and working.

The cartoon is a metaphor really for the fact that it's almost impossible in our celebrity obsessed culture to move around genres and sort of change you ideas, change your face, you know?

No, every album is something like a snapshot. It only shows one moment in time. It shows what we feel and think right at that point in time, nothing more and nothing less.

It's not like my old self - I'm not in character anymore, I'm me. I'm not hiding behind that anymore.

I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.

I hope we can keep doing it this way - making music and art that are pure products of our influences while not really having to let the whole celebrity side of it get in the way. Then maybe more virtual bands will come out and do the same thing.

As a musician usually music is your way out.

The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.

My favorite type of music to sing is a crossover between country and pop.

I like to sing in the car with the windows rolled down and hair blowing all over my face.

I knew Scotty was going to win. At the beginning of the episode, I was like, 'Scotty, are you ready to win?'. I knew he was going to in my heart. I accepted it. I couldn't pick a more perfect person to get second place to. He's my best friend.

I hope I'm exactly what America is looking for, I don't know, I'm just going to be myself and hope that they love it. That's all I can do.

I hope each week I grow and impress you guys and make you happy.

He might be my boyfriend. He might not be my boyfriend.

I didn't lose. I got second. That's still winning,' she said. 'How could I be unhappy with second place? There are a million people who would love to be in my position.

While I'm here, I'm gonna milk it for all I can, so when I'm no longer hot - and I know that day is coming - I will step over here and enjoy everything I've created up to this point. The music is just opening all these doors, so I can relax.

The moment artists can just do what they love to do then music will go right back to where it used to be. I mean back in the '60s and '70s and '80s, that's what it was.

My ideas come when I least expect it, so I've always got to have a studio nearby or close by somewhere.

Melody has a certain way that it projects back to you. It triggers certain nerves in your body and certain instincts that normally wouldn't be triggered by a normal voice.

It's always the music first for me. But if the music isn't selling, there isn't gonna be no business. So you gotta make sure music is always the first priority.

I just like music all the way around the board. I can't stick to one thing - I've got to move around.

I always felt like if you get to a point where you've got enough money to invest in something real, you gotta invest in anything that's related to a natural resource because that's gonna be here forever - so you might as well invest in something that's gonna be here, rather than invest in something

Everything is a blessing to me.

I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show, but it was just a TV show.

I'm being trained to shake the bon-bon appropriately.

I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try and help kids with disabilities.

I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point now where it's old.