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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

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Love

Music

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

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Nervous

Ready

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

" 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. "

" We're going to be human, and we are going to make mistakes, but you really should understand the power that you have and embrace it in a positive way. "

" I just think it's so much more rewarding and important to go around the world and bring people together as opposed to pushing people away. "

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World

Together

" I don't eat sushi, but I eat cooked meat. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 dad sat me in front of the TV, and instead of putting on Nick Jr. or something, he put me in front of 'Jailhouse Rock' and all the Elvis movies. "

" 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

" 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. "

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Want

Grow

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

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Beatles

Beach

" 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. "

" 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

" I think my music speaks for itself - it backs me up. "

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I Think

Think

" The best place for me is in my car, listening to my stereo. 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 grew up on Jerry Lewis and Abbot and Costello, the Marx Brothers. "

Drake Bell

Grew

Lewis

" When I picked up the guitar for the first time, it opened up a whole new world for me. I became obsessed with writing and playing. "

Drake Bell

New

Writing

" 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. "

Drake Bell

Busy

Man

" 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. "

" '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 can remember just learning to walk and trying to dance like Elvis and sing like Elvis, so I was very, very passionate about music at a very young age. "

" Rufus Wainwright is my go-to for any kind of emotion. He's got songs for all of it. "

Drake Bell

Songs

Got

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

" My first guitar was a Gretsch 6120, and I just loved listening to artists like Elvis, Chuck Berry and Stray Cats. "

Drake Bell

Cats

Listening

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

Drake Bell

Run

Early

" 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. "

" 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. "