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You can sell millions of records, be showered with all this love and admiration and still feel despised and unwanted. That's what I felt. I've made a lot of mistakes I'm not proud of.

— Scott Stapp

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Honestly, a lot of people thought that I was on top of the world selling so many millions of records, and that this is the life that everybody would want, but I never got to enjoy any of my success.

— Vanilla Ice

I've made records that everyone has hated and I've loved, and made records that everyone has loved and I've deemed, at best, mediocre.

— Moby

We made records to document ourselves, not to sell a lot of records. I still feel that way. I put out a record because I think it's beautiful, not necessarily commercial.

— Stan Getz

I don't really sell many records.

— Patti Scialfa

People assume I sell a lot more records than I actually do. I really don't sell any.

— Marnie Stern

The record business has always mystified me. Sometimes there are reasons why things sell or don't sell that can't be understood by mere mortals.

— Paul Shaffer

Selling millions of albums is a sign you've infiltrated the culture.

— Shirley Manson

I'd rather sell 10,000 records that represent me than 2 million that don't represent me at all.

— Phillip Phillips

✗Opposing Perspectives

I'm not ashamed of selling millions of records. I'm very fortunate to be in that position.

— Chris Daughtry

I'm always happy when I hear about people selling records or selling books or selling movies. It makes me proud of them.

— Ian MacKaye