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Fame comes and fame goes, but you have to be able to laugh about yourself and to take it with a grain of salt.

Don't expect fame to come overnight. That filtered through to me in my own career. Look at Madonna: she's not the best singer in the world, but she's got where she has through hard work.

As for fame, it can go to your head and you can become full of yourself.

I think that being thrown into instant fame must be, at times, difficult.

Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don't want it to happen to me.

Fame is a modern phenomenon caused by the explosion of media, where there's a zillion digital channels and snappers everywhere. It's so attainable, so people can have their Warhol 15 minutes of fame, and some are so aggressive.

I think that fame only goes to your head if you are not a real artist. If you are a real artist and a good person who loves what they are doing, you are going to be the same person.

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers.

I didn't get into making music for the fame aspect. There are people who do desire that.

You can't explain the feeling of singing hit songs to an audience - it's like being a genuine sports star at the peak of their powers.