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" I started playing the guitar and singing at about 11 or 12. "
Drake Bell
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" I really, really love what I do, and there's nothing I love more than getting on stage and playing for an audience or working on a part, getting in front of the camera, and meeting all the cool people I get to meet, and going all the cool places I get to go. "
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" My first guitar was a Gretsch 6120, and I just loved listening to artists like Elvis, Chuck Berry and Stray Cats. "
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" I'm nervous the first few songs, and then I'm like, 'I got this audience. I'm ready!' "
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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. "
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" I don't eat sushi, but I eat cooked meat. "
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" I loved John Lennon. I read interviews, and whatever he said he liked, I would go and listen to them. That is what I want to do with my fans. "
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" 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! "
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" I have a dog named Steve that lives at the studio. "
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" I would say that I'm more than just a teeny-bopper artist... that my music can appeal to people of all ages. "
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" Paul McCartney would be the end all, be all. To work with Paul would just be amazing. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm on stage where Rivers Cuomo from Weezer was standing? It's kind of a mind trip. "
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" Artists like Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga have more sway over popular minds than a politician. "
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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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" 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! "
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" My favorite sport is baseball; my cousin is pitcher Heath Bell. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I was raised on Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly and discovered the Stray Cats when I was 11 or 12 years old. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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