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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I just love singing, songwriting and touring. "

" 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. "

" My favorite sport is baseball; my cousin is pitcher Heath Bell. "

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" 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 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. "

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

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" 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.' "

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