Grammy Quotes - Page 3

• I've won several Emmys, a Tony and a Grammy so maybe somebody will let me have an Oscar, and then I'll have a full set.

  Dick Van Dyke

  Oscars, Let Me, Emmys

  "Dick Van Dyke - At 87, Life is Better Than Ever!". Interview with Pat Gallagher, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 11, 2013.

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• I have nine Grammy Awards. I wouldn't have that if I couldn't sing.

  Beyonce Knowles

  Awards, Nine, Ifs

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• I feel like acting is something I've been working towards longer. And it would be great to win a Grammy, of course, but for some reason, an Oscar speaks more to me.

  Vanessa Hudgens

  Winning, Acting, Would Be

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• If I hadn't been living here [in America], do you think we would have gotten a Grammy? No chance.

  Lemmy Kilmister

  Thinking, America, Chance

  Source: www.goldminemag.com

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• I was never like, "Oh man, I want a Grammy and I'll do whatever it takes". Someone like that might not do what it takes to have a decent touring career, because they're in the studio trying to master whatever they're doing to win a Grammy.

  Vince Staples

  Winning, Men, Careers

  "Vince Staples Talks About Prima Donna, Celebrity & Frank Ocean". Interview with Highsnobiety, www.highsnobiety.com.

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• Deep down, you do want a Grammy, you do want an Oscar. You do want people to acknowledge what you've done.

  Avery Sunshine

  People, Done, Want

  Source: youknowigotsoul.com

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• I never threw away that paper with my Grammy speech because I haven't hit the pinnacles I plan to reach.

  Drake

  Determination, Paper, Speech

  Song: Paris Morton Music

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• This means more to me than any Grammy I could ever win ... It will take a village and an army, [some] countries and continents to make bullying a hate crime.

  Lady Gaga

  Country, Bullying, Hate

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• I went to Clive Davis' Grammy party, and I nearly spontaneously combusted because everyone on my iPod was there!

  Leona Lewis

  Party, Ipods

  "The Things They Say 7756". www.contactmusic.net. March 27, 2008.

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• I'm not a comedian. I'm not a show host. I'm a musician. That's why I've turned down offers to host the Grammy Awards and the American Music Awards. Is it really entertaining for me to get up there and crack a few weak jokes and force people to laugh because I'm Michael Jackson, when I know in my heart that I'm not funny?

  Michael Jackson

  Heart, Awards, People

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• When I was 4 or 5 and I could put complete thoughts together and really feel them, I remember watching the Grammy's or something like that and getting real emotional because I wanted to be up there.

  Joanna Noelle Levesque

  Real, Emotional, Together

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• [Comedian Jerry Seinfeld was nominated for a Grammy for his spoken-word children's album] Halloween... Don't Give Up on Me.

  Jamie Lee Curtis

  Children, Giving Up, Halloween

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• My first single I was nominated for a Grammy with 'Crank That,' and I lost a Grammy to Kanye West, but it was still such a big deal for me to be nominated anyway.

  Soulja Boy

  West, Firsts, Crank

  "Exclusive Interview with Soulja Boy!" by Neha Gandhi, www.seventeen.com. November 29, 2010.

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• It was just a mercy f**k, as it was our 30th anniversary. They gave Grammy to us for a cover of somebody else's song. It would have a lot more meaning if it had been for one of our songs.

  Lemmy Kilmister

  Song, Mercy, Ifs

  Source: www.goldminemag.com

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• We were nominated [for Grammy] once before for our album 1916. We were up against Metallica at the time and they had just sold a quarter of a zillion albums.

  Lemmy Kilmister

  Albums, Metallica, Quarters

  Source: www.goldminemag.com

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• I think that this win [Grammy] in particular was a cool moment for me and the director [Emil Nava], because it was the first award he's ever won.

  Ed Sheeran

  Winning, Thinking, Awards

  Source: in.askmen.com

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• Pop music, across its countless iterations, is a vast, amazing, thrilling art form. All life is in it. It stands for itself. The same is true of literature, but nobody feels compelled to toss Philip Roth a grammy just to prove it.

  David Bennun

  Art, Literature, Toss

  Source: thequietus.com

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• In pop music, the public usually see the results - the hit records, the Grammy Awards performances, the concert tours - but not all the work that goes into getting into the spotlight. And not everyone realizes that, even if you have a lot of talent, chances are you won't make it.

  Bruno Mars

  Awards, Records, Spotlight

  "Bruno Mars: The complete Q&A interview". Interview with George Varga, www.sandiegouniontribune.com. June 9, 2011.

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• I believe that I'm going to have a Grammy.

  Ashthon Jones

  Believe, I Believe

  "'American Idol' Castoff Ashthon Jones Sees Grammys In Her Future". Interview with Gil Kaufman, www.mtv.com. March 11, 2011.

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• I feel like success is really subjective. You could win a school talent show and be like "I was successful", or you could get a Number One in New Zealand and be like "I was successful', or you could win a Grammy and be like "I was successful".

  Thomston

  School, Successful, Winning

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• I think the Grammy is like the award, you know.

  Brandy Norwood

  Thinking, Awards, Knows

  "Brandy seeks new level of respect with Grammy win". www.mtv.com. February 24, 1999.

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• While silly ni**as argue over who gon' snatch the crown / Look around my ni**a, white people have snatched the sound / This year I'll probably go to the awards dappered down / Watch Iggy win a Grammy as I try to crack a smile.

  J. Cole

  Silly, Winning, Awards

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• I might not win a Grammy or get another Stellar Award but I'll get my rewards from the Lord. There's nothing better than that.

  Trip Lee

  Winning, Awards, Might

  Source: www.beliefnet.com

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• People saying that you been robbed is almost better than winning a Grammy.

  Schoolboy Q

  Winning, People

  Source: www.vibe.com

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• If I never won a Grammy, I would be satisfied, if in fact I could help people. I don't say that because it sounds like something cool to say.

  Lauryn Hill

  People, Would Be, Facts

  "Queen of Hip Hop". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 18, 2000.

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