"Becoming famous and selling a lot of records doesn't change a thing"
- Macy Gray
About this Quote
This quote by Macy Gray speaks with the idea that fame and fortune do not always bring joy or satisfaction. It suggests that product success does not relate to real success in life. Gray is likely recommending that the pursuit of fame and fortune ought to not be the primary goal in life, as it does not bring real fulfillment. Instead, Gray is likely suggesting that one must concentrate on finding real happiness and fulfillment in life, despite their level of popularity or wealth. This quote is a reminder that real success in life is not determined by product belongings or fame, however rather by the level of happiness and complete satisfaction one experiences in life.
This quote is written / told by Macy Gray somewhere between September 9, 1970 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
The author also have 8 other quotes.
"Whereas you have someone like Houdini, who works really, really hard to get really, really famous, and then has actual intellectual ideas that he puts into the culture that stay there"
"I think in the end, when you're famous, people like to narrow you down to a few personality traits. I think I've just become this ambitious, say-whatever's-on-her-mind, intimidating person. And that's part of my personality, but it's certainly not anywhere near the whole thing"
"I never wanted to do biography just to tell the life of a famous man. I always wanted to use the life of a man to examine political power, because democracy shapes our lives"
"One of the pleasant duties of America's most famous announcers during the relatively short swing era of the big bands was to host late-night remotes from some of the most famous ballrooms throughout the country"
"I served the famous professors and scholars, and eventually they learned that the Reverend Moon is superior to them. Even Nobel laureate academics who thought they were at the center of knowledge are as nothing in front of me"
"Italian girls are famous for being snobby and expecting men to make the first move. In America, if I don't make eye contact, the guys won't come over and talk. American girls just go for it. You men are spoiled"
"On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize I'm not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it requires a pretty awful person. When you read these biographies of famous conductors, they are all awful people who fail in their private relationships"
