I hope fans will go back and listen to the Beatles and the Beach Boys or Led Zeppelin, or put on 'Tommy' and let them experience like I did that moment when 'Pinball Wizard' comes on.
— Drake Bell
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 dream has been to have my rock band behind me, play live, and entertain.
A lot of who I am is in the work I do.
My mom was a championship pool player.
Dealing with sketch comedy and buddy teams like Abbott and Costello, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby - I just loved buddy comedies.
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 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.
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 always loved comic books when I was growing up, and Spider-Man was definitely a character I gravitated towards because I loved the story of an average teenager having super powers.
I just love singing, songwriting and touring.
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 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 nervous the first few songs, and then I'm like, 'I got this audience. I'm ready!'
I have a dog named Steve that lives at the studio.
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.
A lot of the people I'd love to work with, like John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, aren't alive, unfortunately.
I'm on stage where Rivers Cuomo from Weezer was standing? It's kind of a mind trip.
My first two records were influenced by the Beatles and the Beach Boys.
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.
My favorite sport is baseball; my cousin is pitcher Heath Bell.
I like to get up early in the morning and run.
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.
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.
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 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 think my music speaks for itself - it backs me up.
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.
Artists like Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga have more sway over popular minds than a politician.
I started playing music when I was around 10. I always wanted to be in a band, so I started out by playing drums.
When I was 5, I did a commercial for Whirlpool sitting on a tree stump eating a popsicle that dripped all over my clothes.
I don't eat sushi, but I eat cooked meat.
Rufus Wainwright is my go-to for any kind of emotion. He's got songs for all of it.
I grew up on Jerry Lewis and Abbot and Costello, the Marx Brothers.
I grew up on oldies like the Beatles and the Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin and The Who.
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 would say that I'm more than just a teeny-bopper artist... that my music can appeal to people of all ages.
I've been to a lot of places while touring, but I'd have to say Switzerland was my favorite.
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 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.
Music and acting kind of all goes together.
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.
I've been able to work with some incredible voice talent, most of whom I grew up hearing in my favorite cartoons.
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.
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.
My first guitar was a Gretsch 6120, and I just loved listening to artists like Elvis, Chuck Berry and Stray Cats.
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 Christmas. I'm totally the 'decorate early, start listening to Christmas songs super-early' guy.
Paul McCartney would be the end all, be all. To work with Paul would just be amazing.
