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" I have met so many of my idols - like Ray Charles, Brian Setzer - all these cats that are legendary musicians. If they had said to me, 'Hey man, I'm busy,' it would have crushed my soul. "

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" Ariana Grande is a billionaire before she's been an artist. You have to work to be able to appreciate what you have... what work did she ever have to do in her life? "

Drake Bell

Artist

Appreciate

Work

" I really like Caravan Palace's electro swing stuff. They incorporate the electronic, but when you see them live, they're all on stage playing live music. They're all playing their instruments. They drop these beats with the DJs that are so incredible. "

" I started playing music when I was around 10. I always wanted to be in a band, so I started out by playing drums. "

" Artists like Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga have more sway over popular minds than a politician. "

Drake Bell

Lady

" I just love singing, songwriting and touring. "

" I used to go to San Diego all the time to hang out. My cousin played for the San Diego Padres, and my brother lives down there. I love going to the zoo and walking around Old Town. "

" I hope my fans will grow with me. I want to be like Michael Jackson: 5-year-olds love his music, and 75-year-olds love his music. "

Drake Bell

Want

Grow

" The fans are especially amazing in Mexico. You look out your window, and there are fans that stay out there all night long. "

" My mom was a championship pool player. "

" I like to get up early in the morning and run. "

Drake Bell

Run

Early

" I like to play music and sleep. But most of all, I love to work... I don't really play sports, so I like to spend my time playing guitar or piano. "

" Music and acting kind of all goes together. "

" There's just a lot of really young, entitled people. I don't think a lot of these young people have to work very hard. They're found on YouTube and, boom, thrown into the studio, so they think they can get anything they want. "

" I am 'Mr. Karaoke Guy' in the car completely. I just go with it and don't care what anyone else thinks - I'm singing, man! "

Drake Bell

I Am

Singing

" If you look back to a picture of me when I was 12 years old, you will probably see me in a leather jacket trying to look like Elvis! "

" I wake up in the morning, walk downstairs, and just bang on the piano and write about what's going on in the world around me. "

" I started playing the guitar and singing at about 11 or 12. "

" I love the atmosphere at the mall - everything about Christmas. I don't think anything specific gets me in the holiday spirit except for the holidays themselves. "

Drake Bell

Love

Holiday

" If I catch one of my fans saying something improper, a gay slur or any derogatory term, I instantly tweet directly at them and say, 'This isn't how we do it.' "

" I would say that I'm more than just a teeny-bopper artist... that my music can appeal to people of all ages. "

Drake Bell

People

Music

" My fans are all pretty cool, you know; I've never really seen anybody fighting on Twitter, no death threats, no harsh language, no gay slurs, nothing like that. "

" I grew up on oldies like the Beatles and the Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin and The Who. "

Drake Bell

Beatles

Beach

" I'm totally the 'decorate early, start listening to Christmas songs super early' guy. I've just always been that way. "

" I'm nervous the first few songs, and then I'm like, 'I got this audience. I'm ready!' "

Drake Bell

Nervous

Ready

" I don't want just 25-year-old girls watching my show. I want Grandma, Grandpa and Mom and Dad and the kids. I just want everyone to hear good music. "

" My dream has been to have my rock band behind me, play live, and entertain. "

Drake Bell

Live

Play

" With a good melody... music gets me through everything. "

Drake Bell

Everything

Good

" 'Drake and Josh' was strictly nine to five. We'd go in and know what we were doing, and 'Superhero Movie' was just nuttiness every day because there's a joke every ten seconds. "

" I love 'Drake and Josh.' It's supposed to have a demographic of ages 9-14, but really, it's 9-84. There is no demographic. "

" I've been to a lot of places while touring, but I'd have to say Switzerland was my favorite. "