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I'm not into one-hit wonders.
I don't want to be a one-hit wonder.
I want people to see that I'm not a one-hit wonder.
A lot of people, they want you to be a one-hit wonder.
I am not trying to model my career to be a one-hit wonder.
Mickey' is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a one-hit wonder.
If I'd been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder.
I want to be around for a long time. I don't want to be a one-hit wonder.
If you have to be a one-hit wonder, then 'San Francisco' is the one to have.
I can't be a one-hit wonder - though, I don't think that is going to be the case.
When you know part of the industry thinks of you as a one-hit wonder, that's painful.
I'm scared of being a one-hit wonder because my second single has set the bar too high.
A lot of people thought I was going to be a one-hit wonder, so I had that chip on my shoulder.
I haven't had the most lucrative career. If I'm going to be completely honest, I'm a one-hit wonder.
I'm glad 'Honest' came out right after 'Karate Chop,' because I don't want to be seen as a one-hit wonder.
I don't mind having a one-hit wonder as long as I have a career in show business, which has been fabulous.
This whole 'X Factor' thing with people assuming I'm going to be a one-hit wonder - that won't happen with me.
I grew up listening to Nirvana and then went through some bad '90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders.
It's changed from one-hit wonder to 'Greg Rutherford wins events.' That's what I've always wanted, that level of recognition.
I didn't want to be a one-hit wonder. I really wanted to make albums that had a different aesthetic every album and a different sound.
The first song that I had that went platinum was 'Keep Your Head Up,' which was a long time ago. Then, you get 'one-hit wonder' with that.
There's loads of eyes and expectations. People are almost waiting for you to make a mistake so they can say, 'Oh, she's a one-hit wonder!'
In Britain, we have this attitude that people are one-hit wonders. If it proves that way, I'd rather have had that one hit than not at all.
I'm in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the One-Hit Wonder Wall. I'm still very troubled by the fact that I'm in the hall and my dad isn't.
I'm not a one-hit wonder who got lucky. This really is my life. I was born with this talent, and this is what I meant to be. I'm totally grateful.
We've got great fans that rock and roll won't have, because you can have a one-hit record and country music used to, not so much anymore and you have a fan forever.
People do think I was a one-hit wonder, that I'm maybe not the kind of singer that I can really be - that impression is there. I have to work really hard to break down those walls.
I'm not a one-hit wonder. When you look at my background, I think I've been successful at all stops along the way. I know the kind of responsibility it takes to be a head football coach.
There are a lot of people out there who are just waiting that we fail. They brought up the theory that we're one-hit wonders and they want us to fall flat on our noses, just to prove them right.
I was scared of failure, of being a one-hit wonder, never being able to write another song again, never being able to sing again. Maybe everything that I think I am and who I want to be never will happen.
My understanding of this life is that you tour and play for years and years, have some longevity and a steady career. That may sound boring, but I always thought that was less depressing than being a one-hit wonder.
I'm not a one-hit wonder as some suggest. I've had a couple of hits, but still, all of my hits were in the '70s. There was pretty much nothing in the '80s, '90s, or in the first full decade into the next millennium.
The Small Faces are thought to be a one-hit wonder in America because we only had 'Itchycoo Park.' Then the Faces just had 'Stay with Me.' So both bands could be considered one-hit wonders in America, even though we had several huge hits in England.
Sometimes I make an analogy that each scientific paper is like putting out another record. And some people have careers that are nothing but a one-hit wonder. And then there are people who are only appreciated by aficionados but largely forgotten by the wider community.
There's always been a lot of pressure and tension on the line. If 'Pi' didn't work out, I have no idea what my career would be. I don't think I would have gotten another shot at it. If 'Requiem for a Dream' didn't work out, they would have called me a 'one-hit wonder with a sophomore slump'.
