Quotes About Motivation

If it can affect me, if it has meaning to me, if I feel I can do it well, I will do it and record it and thats why I recorded these songs.

A lot of the songs I've recorded are songs I write.

I never recorded the music because I wanted to be a millionaire. I recorded it because I love music.

I wanted to be the best guitar player in the world. And then my dad got me a portable recorder, so I started writing my own music.

I write all the time, even if it means recording in the hotel room. I write on the plane, anywhere, anytime I'm inspired or have ideas.

I'm very motivated by the occasional creative payoff that comes when something goes really well, be it a song, a recording or performance. The payoff is enormous - when you get it. Most of the time, though, I'm filled with self-loathing and general frustration at the limitations I have as a musician.

There are still recording artists out there doing things for the right reason, but a lot of people seem to be just driven by fame.

I can still deliver behind closed doors, we just need to get a recording of the fans singing and shouting in the arena so I can hear them chanting.

I'm always on the prowl for the kinds of recordings that can inspire and potentially make a difference.

I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.

I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history.

Too many times I've heard records from bands who were obviously, like, 'Well, we're at least gonna do half as well as we did on our last record. At least we can count on that.' You really have to keep that initial hunger that made some of your first best songs your first best songs. You have to keep that fire in the belly.

We're not making records for the fun of it; we're in it to make money.

I listened to a lot of Marvin Gaye and Motown records.

I don't think about records.

I think it's the opportunity to continue breaking records, either set by other people or by myself. I think that's what pushes me to always make the most of myself and be very demanding on myself.

The only biography I read was about Al Bell, of Stax Records. I wanted to follow in the footsteps of Al Bell.

Any artist, when he goes in to record, should have the feeling that any song he records can be a hit. This may sound egotistical, but it makes sense.

My goal was never to sell many records.

We have a way of dealing with information that has sort of personal - personally identifying information in it. But there are legitimate secrets - you know, your records with your doctor; that's a legitimate secret. But we deal with whistleblowers that are coming forward that are really sort of well motivated.

Because obviously the whole purpose of putting records out is purely and simply to make money.

In all the time that people have known me, has anyone ever heard me talk about the importance of rushing records or finishing with the most touchdowns? So if that's never been important to me, then why would that be a motivation to keep playing?

I like to be busy, especially after I lost against Luke Rockhold. The best way to recover is to get another fight.

I always said that I took a lot energy, a lot of time for me to recover and come back to the sport and join back in F1, but I would like to stay.