Craig David Quotes

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Craig David

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 5, 1981

When I got to the second album, there was an expectation, because we'd sold nearly seven million albums on the first record, that this would do eight or nine.

Craig David

I just keep it real, and I have written songs from my heart and performed them how they should be performed.

Craig David

I was devastated by Gene Wilder's death.

Craig David

We can all accept criticism of creative work, but to be publicly ridiculed for it is incredibly difficult to deal with.

Craig David

Everything around me is surreal. I get picked up in cars and go to celebrity bashes, and I get sponsorship on clothes, and it's great, and I really enjoy it. But you should remember where it all started: the music. That's the key.

Craig David

It's lovely to feel part of a community.

Craig David

Be yourself. If you're not yourself, who are you? But take advice; listen to people. If you're not listening, you're lost. You're a sheep among wolves.

Craig David

I've experienced everything any aspiring artist could ever want.

Craig David

Jessica Alba's very beautiful; so is Sienna Miller.

Craig David

Take anything seriously in life, and you set yourself up for peril - trust me.

Craig David

Failure and success are part of the same seed. If you don't embrace your failure, you never really know what success is.

Craig David

For me, I have the highest amount of respect for DJs. There's a real skill set and ability to hold a crowd's attention for four to five hours, especially with an R&B/hip-hop and open-format music.

Craig David

I'm all about the melody.

Craig David

That whole 'Bo' Selecta!' thing was damaging. I played along with it; I said it was cool, I can take a joke, roll with it, so I went on the show. But it was killing me.

Craig David

I have admiration for beautiful women.

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It's like a god-given gift that I've actually been able to go out and sing my songs.

Craig David

I'm a big fan of Usher, and I'd love for us to record together.

Craig David

If I live my life through nostalgia and what I did in the past and expect to be the new kid people have just discovered again, then unfortunately, I'm creating my own demise.

Craig David

I love all my albums... I use the metaphor they're like my children: some do better than others, but you love them all equally.

Craig David

I think I'd be a very good dad, and I think I'd have a lot of wisdom to share.

Craig David