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With the advent of radio and recording, music became an industry rather than just a tradition.
I have always looked for ways to give back because I think it's a responsibility we all share.
When I'm in show mode, I can't even think about putting on makeup; I just have to be centered.
I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.
I started going to acting school when I was 14, and I would always have my own take on things.
I find George Bush and Dick Cheney frightening, Donald Rumsfeld and John Ashcroft frightening.
My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
I went around driving myself to gigs everywhere, and eventually, people just kept coming back.
I sometimes think I should go back to school to learn French and music, but who would have me?
No, I'm not gay. And I think it would be a waste with all those pretty girls in the front row.
I love being a very personal singer-songwriter, but I also like being a scientist or explorer.
I've done a lot of things and I've been a lot of people, but now I've come to realize who I am
I was aware that the things that I did bothered people, but that only spurred me on even more.
Fans want more; they want you to perform in their living room. That's the nature of the beast.
Then when Gladys Knight came in to do my songs that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
I am just like all the jerks and idiots you know. I am just a guy that watches sports all day.
I have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I'll have my feelings guide my hands.
Surfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I'm finished with it.
I love Beyonce. She's so fierce. I also love Lily Allen, and she was an influence on my music.
We all grew up idolizing another musician. That's how this works. That's how music is created.
I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves.
I'm pretty boring. I consider myself not a celebrity. I'm a normal person that sings on stage.
I believe that music is an international language and deserves to be heard all over the world.
When I'm 40, too old to be a rock star, I plan to go back to college to study classical music.
I've either got an acute case of hypochondria or I'm falling apart at the age of twenty-three.
You can never say you're big - I don't think you can ever take anything like that for granted.
My ears sort of turn off when someone tells me that what my heart is saying isn’t a good idea.
It doesn't take a year to sing a song. Takes a year for people to figure out how to market it.
My ears sort of turn off when someone tells me that what my heart is saying isn't a good idea.
People unfortunately think that if you progress as a musician you are wimpy. I don't get that.
Writing is my therapy. My feelings build up inside of me and then I sit down and write a song.
When you look at what people consider success in the music industry, it's just terrible music.
I keep my eyes closed a lot when I'm singing because sometimes it's distracting to see people.
I still sing. I still lead worship. I mean, it's - who I am, it's what God has given me to do.
My songs are like a three-legged dog - you have to get to know them to have any love for them.
I want to make decisions as to where I want to go as an artist, and to get to it in my own way
Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every day and do it.
It's a good job when you get to have fans come up to you and thank you for writing your songs.
I never imagined that I would have a successful solo career, let alone one in musical theater.
The Four Aces asked me if I'd like to sing with them as they didn't really have a lead singer.
I have the easiest job in the world! It's an excuse to get up there, goof around and have fun.
Goodbye- please don't cry/we both know that I'm not what you need. But I will always love you.
I think gay couples should be allowed to marry. They should suffer just like us heterosexuals.
In a sense, 'American Pie' was a very despairing song but it can also be seen as very hopeful.
I mean, I've been given a terrific life by the audiences who stuck with me all over the world.
And I mean, I'm established. So I'm not worried about having a hit at this point in my career.
I definitely love beaches. I love to surf. I love to fish, and I'm always in need of a suntan.
If I wasn't singing country music for a living, I was actually going to school to be a doctor.
I've always wanted to smash a guitar over someone's head. You just can't do that with a piano.
I think when I was younger I was not very good at writing love songs that didn't have a twist.