When I was 6 years old, I was in a rock band that was horrible called 'Dead End.' The name kind of described us. People liked us; we would go and perform at coffee houses and stuff.

Having a dream, living that dream, losing that dream, dreaming again and then having that dream come true again is one of the greatest feelings ever because I'm stronger.

Music is something that always lifts my spirits and makes me happy, and when I make music I always hope it will have the same effect on whoever listens to it.

I write about my feelings, things that happen in my life and experiences.

Love shouldn't be about jealousy or anything like that. It should be about commitment and being able to trust that person. If you can't have that from the get-go, there's a problem.

I was singing in a mall, and I picked a girl to come up onstage with me. As I was grabbing her hand, I fell off the stage. It felt like I was in the air forever, flying like Superman.

When it comes to relationships, I think I'm pretty experienced - you'd be surprised.

Try to bring me down, but you will never succeed because I'm always moving upward. Maybe not before, but now ... I am.

The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human.

I'm taking my time trying to transition because the Aaron Carter you saw back then - now [I'm] a completely different person.

My career is my girlfriend.

I teach not by feeding the mind with data but by kindling the mind.

If you haven't learned to love yourself you are in reality living a lie proclaiming to be in love with someone else.

Taking joy in life is a woman's best cosmetic.

I like the concentration, the crush; I like working with language, as others like working with clay, or notes.

The man who is too set to change is dead already. The funeral is a mere detail.

We all of us waited for him to die. The family sent him a check every month, and hoped he'd get on with it quietly, without too much vulgar fuss.

I had a chance to play with the best musicians that were coming through because I was pretty good myself or else they wouldn't have tolerated with me.

Everything that has happened to me is of value to me. As painful as certain things are, and have been, and were, there's a use for those things in my life and in my work

Don't keep telling your parents they don't understand you. Believe me it's much worse when they do. There's just a chance, you know - they really might.

I suppose I have come to realize that entertainment is not easily dismissed. Beyond the meaning (of a work of art), it is important to people. Without it, lives can be dull.