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" A lot of the people I'd love to work with, like John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, aren't alive, unfortunately. "

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" I would rather be on stage playing to 25 people with a band I love and the music I love than learning dance moves I don't want to do for 25,000 people. "

" I was raised on Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly and discovered the Stray Cats when I was 11 or 12 years old. "

" That's why you have the long hours in the studio and on sets: so you can come out and see the fans. To see the smiles you put on people's faces. "

" I love acting, but music is so much more rewarding because it's more personal. "

" 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 have a dog named Steve that lives at the studio. "

" My mom was a championship pool player. "

" 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 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! "

" 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 able to work with some incredible voice talent, most of whom I grew up hearing in my favorite cartoons. "

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

" I'm all about unity and loving your neighbor... If somebody told me when I was growing up that the music I was listening to was stupid, and I listened to them, I wouldn't be where I am today. "

" 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? "

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

" My first two records were influenced by the Beatles and the Beach Boys. "

" I love 'Airplane,' the 'Naked Gun' films; everything the Zucker brothers have done is just awesome. "

" 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 fell in love with '50s hot-rod, pinup-girl culture. "

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

" 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 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'm on stage where Rivers Cuomo from Weezer was standing? It's kind of a mind trip. "

" Dealing with sketch comedy and buddy teams like Abbott and Costello, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby - I just loved buddy comedies. "

" 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. "

" I was scrolling through my Twitter feed one day, and somebody had tweeted me a picture of Justin Bieber that had been Photoshopped with makeup or something. And I thought it was funny and so I hit retweet - I just retweeted a tweet - and all of a sudden, the remarks were coming in. "

" I just love singing, songwriting and touring. "

" I'm very close with my fans. I'm very involved with my fans, so I've seen the influence that I can have on a child or on the mind of somebody. "

" I hope fans will go back and listen to the Beatles and the Beach Boys or Led Zeppelin, or put on 'Tommy' and let them experience like I did that moment when 'Pinball Wizard' comes on. "

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