"I can still walk into a 7-Eleven and buy a Mountain Dew, and the guy behind the counter will be singing my song but won't recognize me." -Rob Thomas of Matchbox20
"Of course we'd like to be as big as Micheal Jackson or the Spice Girls. Who wouldn't?" -Cleopatra Higgins of (take a guess...) Cleopatra
"It'll look phat." -Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys
"Ya'll must be having a sale, right?" LeAnn Rimes of...uuh...whatever
"I still can't believe I'm hosting shows on MTV! Man, it just blows my mind. Life is wicked good." -Jesse Camp (the guy with really kool hair that's on MTV, you know who I'm talking about...)
"Omigod, I've always been a huge fan of Puffy's, and everytime I ran into him he'd say 'I can't wait to work with you.' The funny thing is, when we got to the studio, I couldn't sing a note. I was too shy. He had to leave the studio." -Brandy Norwood, better known as just Brandy.
"I want to complete my destiny, and I don't think that's within my music or within and [one] thing. It's everything I do. And when everything comes together, I'll get somewhere." -Robyn Carlsson, also more widely known by her first name, Robyn (duh).
"Better yourself as time goes on. It doesn't happen overnight. Express yourself and be yourself. That's the man I'm going to be." -Usher....surely you've gotten the point by now...
"I was just a kid who had things to say, but I was reluctant to say them to people for fear someone would think something was wrong with me. This was the only place I could go." -Fiona Apple
Hmm, ok, then this magazine that I'm getting these from (the June/July issue of Teen People) has a VERY nice pic of Hanson, but no quotes....mmm, very nice pic..click here to see it
"After we got our first record deal in 1993, we opened for Blind Melon. That was one of our first gigs, and people from our record label were at the show. We didn't really have any finished songs yet. We just played the one verse we had of each song over and over again. For the first two minutes they were like 'Oh cool!' Then I think they realized, 'Maybe this is it.' " -Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace
[When asked "What's the coolest thing about the U.S.?] "It's Americans' attitude toward success. In America, success is encouraged. Back home, if you did something like hold a trophy over your head at an awards ceremony, you'd be laughed off the stage." -Darren Hayes of Savage Garden (*sob* this quote just gets ya right here, doesn't it? *sob*)
"In San Francisco, this group of underage girls, who couldn't get into our 21-and-over show sent us toys: bouncing balls, silly string. I liked the gift because it wasn't what we usually get." -Dan Lavery of Tonic
"I want to make a mark for myself." -Natalie Imbruglia (the one that sings "Torn" yeah, her.
"Keep in mind I'm an artist and I'm sensitive about my s--t." -Erykah Badu
"It's a big opportunity to be associated with Sarah McLachlan." -Billie Myers (the "Kiss the Rain" chic)
