Quote by Colin Hay

I had a very erratic career. I got very famous for a minute and then it just all went away, you know?

I had a very erratic career. I got very famous for a minute

Summary

This quote reflects the speaker's experience of achieving sudden fame followed by an equally sudden decline. It suggests that their career was marked by inconsistency, with intense popularity that eventually dwindled. There is a sense of disappointment and perhaps frustration conveyed in the phrase "it just all went away," indicating that they may have struggled with the transient nature of success and the challenges it presents.

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By Colin Hay

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