Words matter. These are the best One-Hit Quotes from famous people such as Debby Boone, Clive Davis, Peyton Hillis, Swae Lee, Ruben Studdard, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’m in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the One-Hit Wonder Wall. I’m still very troubled by the fact that I’m in the hall and my dad isn’t.
I’m not into one-hit wonders.
I want people to see that I’m not a one-hit wonder.
A lot of people, they want you to be a one-hit wonder.
I want to be around for a long time. I don’t want to be a one-hit wonder.
It’s changed from one-hit wonder to ‘Greg Rutherford wins events.’ That’s what I’ve always wanted, that level of recognition.
I’m all about leaving a legacy behind and trying to cement myself as one of the greats. I don’t just want to be remembered as the guy who beat Michael Phelps at the 2012 London Olympics – a one-hit wonder – I want to be an inspiration to the kids.
When you know part of the industry thinks of you as a one-hit wonder, that’s painful.
It’s changed from one-hit wonder to ‘Greg Rutherford wins events.’ That’s what I’ve always wanted, that level of recognition.
I’m all about leaving a legacy behind and trying to cement myself as one of the greats. I don’t just want to be remembered as the guy who beat Michael Phelps at the 2012 London Olympics – a one-hit wonder – I want to be an inspiration to the kids.
I’m not a one-hit wonder as some suggest. I’ve had a couple of hits, but still, all of my hits were in the ’70s. There was pretty much nothing in the ’80s, ’90s, or in the first full decade into the next millennium.
If you have to be a one-hit wonder, then ‘San Francisco’ is the one to have.
When you know part of the industry thinks of you as a one-hit wonder, that’s painful.
This whole ‘X Factor’ thing with people assuming I’m going to be a one-hit wonder – that won’t happen with me.
I’m in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the One-Hit Wonder Wall. I’m still very troubled by the fact that I’m in the hall and my dad isn’t.
If I’d been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder.
Mickey’ is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a one-hit wonder.
The first song that I had that went platinum was ‘Keep Your Head Up,’ which was a long time ago. Then, you get ‘one-hit wonder’ with that.
There’s always been a lot of pressure and tension on the line. If ‘Pi’ didn’t work out, I have no idea what my career would be. I don’t think I would have gotten another shot at it. If ‘Requiem for a Dream’ didn’t work out, they would have called me a ‘one-hit wonder with a sophomore slump’.
In Britain, we have this attitude that people are one-hit wonders. If it proves that way, I’d rather have had that one hit than not at all.
The Small Faces are thought to be a one-hit wonder in America because we only had ‘Itchycoo Park.’ Then the Faces just had ‘Stay with Me.’ So both bands could be considered one-hit wonders in America, even though we had several huge hits in England.
I am not trying to model my career to be a one-hit wonder.
I didn’t want to be a one-hit wonder. I really wanted to make albums that had a different aesthetic every album and a different sound.
I don’t want to be a one-hit wonder.
We’ve got great fans that rock and roll won’t have, because you can have a one-hit record and country music used to, not so much anymore and you have a fan forever.
I’m scared of being a one-hit wonder because my second single has set the bar too high.
If you have to be a one-hit wonder, then ‘San Francisco’ is the one to have.
I want people to see that I’m not a one-hit wonder.
People do think I was a one-hit wonder, that I’m maybe not the kind of singer that I can really be – that impression is there. I have to work really hard to break down those walls.
There’s loads of eyes and expectations. People are almost waiting for you to make a mistake so they can say, ‘Oh, she’s a one-hit wonder!’
I’m not a one-hit wonder. When you look at my background, I think I’ve been successful at all stops along the way. I know the kind of responsibility it takes to be a head football coach.
I’m not a one-hit wonder. When you look at my background, I think I’ve been successful at all stops along the way. I know the kind of responsibility it takes to be a head football coach.
I grew up listening to Nirvana and then went through some bad ’90s pop stuff – a lot of Australian one-hit wonders.
There are a lot of people out there who are just waiting that we fail. They brought up the theory that we’re one-hit wonders and they want us to fall flat on our noses, just to prove them right.
I want to be around for a long time. I don’t want to be a one-hit wonder.
The first song that I had that went platinum was ‘Keep Your Head Up,’ which was a long time ago. Then, you get ‘one-hit wonder’ with that.
I was scared of failure, of being a one-hit wonder, never being able to write another song again, never being able to sing again. Maybe everything that I think I am and who I want to be never will happen.
Sometimes I make an analogy that each scientific paper is like putting out another record. And some people have careers that are nothing but a one-hit wonder. And then there are people who are only appreciated by aficionados but largely forgotten by the wider community.
There’s a lot of one-hit wonders and a lot of come-and-go artists and even the labels give up on you after a couple years.
A lot of people thought I was going to be a one-hit wonder, so I had that chip on my shoulder.
