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

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" Leslie Nielsen was my favorite growing up; getting to work with him was amazing. "

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

" 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 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. "

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

" My mom was a championship pool player. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" 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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" I love Christmas. I'm totally the 'decorate early, start listening to Christmas songs super-early' guy. "

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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. "

" 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 had the opportunity to do a movie with Roger Daltrey of The Who. In the movie, I played a guitar student. Since I had to learn how to play somewhat for the movie, I was introduced to the guitar. "

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

" 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. "

" Paul McCartney would be the end all, be all. To work with Paul would just be amazing. "