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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. "
Drake Bell
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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? "
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" I grew up on Jerry Lewis and Abbot and Costello, the Marx Brothers. "
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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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" 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. "
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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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" My first two records were influenced by the Beatles and the Beach Boys. "
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" 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. "
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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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" When I was 5, I did a commercial for Whirlpool sitting on a tree stump eating a popsicle that dripped all over my clothes. "
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" Rufus Wainwright is my go-to for any kind of emotion. He's got songs for all of it. "
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" I'm totally the 'decorate early, start listening to Christmas songs super early' guy. I've just always been that way. "
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