What can I tell you? I continue to be creative, but have only been commercially successful outside of the U.S.
Meaning of the quote
Holly Johnson, an English musician, says that even though he keeps making new and creative music, he has only been able to sell and make money with his music in countries outside of the United States. He hasn't had the same level of commercial success within the U.S. as he has in other places around the world.
About Holly Johnson
Holly Johnson, an English artist, musician, and writer, was the lead vocalist of the hugely successful band Frankie Goes to Hollywood in the 1980s. He also had a successful solo career, with his debut album ‘Blast’ reaching number one in the UK. Beyond music, Johnson has also pursued careers in writing, painting, and printmaking.
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I wanted to make the kind of records that I heard in the discos that I danced in at that time. Funky, electronic sounds, while the musicians in the band were more rock oriented. This I suppose created the sound we know as Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
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I always saw myself as a multi media artist.
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One U.S. hit single and a hit T Shirt in 1985 does not a celebrity make.
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To see a player dunk in women’s college basketball is just amazing. It’s great to see that the game has reached that level now.
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We have such a high drop-out rate from musicians, said the head of the college. He was right – I dropped out before I even dropped in. Months later they were still asking what had happened to me, not realising that I was on a UK tour.
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I think it’s been the topic of conversation for every one… If the U.S. is hit again, how are we going to handle it? Our troops are all over the place.
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What can I tell you? I continue to be creative, but have only been commercially successful outside of the U.S.
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Writing is a creatively rewarding occupation but for me very time consuming.
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I always saw being in a band a full time job.
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I am financing the recording myself. So I have no big names to drop.
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This hype word bothers me though It always sounds like an accusation, what does it mean, advertising, column inches in the press? Bands themselves are never really responsible for all of that. That is something that happens to you when you sell millions of records.
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Although we were The Spice Girls of 1984 in Europe, My work has never been widely promoted in the U.S.
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Let’s face it I am not Joan Collins or Boy George.
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