AJ Michalka Quotes

Whether I'm telling stories in songs or if directing is the next step, being a storyteller is what I like doing.

I was never interested in being powerful or famous. But once I got to film school and learned about movies, I just fell in love with it. I didn't care what kind of movies I made.

I've been singing since I was two. Music was my first passion and I love writing, singing, creating and being creative.

If you are opening a play, a play that's really about something, a play that's really about ideas, you have to find a way to sell that play.

I have been writing songs since I was 9 years old, so writing has and always will be my first love and passion.

I love making music so it's important for me to keep doing that even if the schedule is busy.

It's about the stories. If I write 14 stories that I love, then the next step is to get the environment of music around it to best envelop the story, and all kinds of sonic goodness - sonic goodies.

Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They balance me out creatively.

I love telling stories, whether I'm the human instrument that helps tell that story, or I'm the man behind the curtain.

I directed some movies in the past, and I'd still love to do that. You know, the whole thing is a labor of love, I think.

Most of all, I love being a storyteller. And yes, I want to make a good living, but I'm not always driven by the best commercial sense.

I've always wanted to be a songwriter and a storyteller and somebody who conveys a feeling to the listener or the viewer.

I'm always imagining some sort of story behind the song, even the ones I haven't written. I'm actively engaging in playacting.

You can't really go into TV thinking, 'Maybe I can make a few bucks doing this thing I'm only kind of interested in to support my one true love, which is prose fiction.' I think you have to love what you're doing to do it well.

I despise writing in general, but yeah, I love writing the stuff that I direct.

Essentially, I'm a storyteller, and I make my living by telling stories, be they music or nonfiction or fiction.

I had a really pleasant time composing music for 'Raaga.'

My hobby is my profession, and therefore, I keep on composing creatively.

I still perform because it's a necessity for my innards. And those songs, some of those songs, I have sung, I don't know how many thousands of times. And I promise you, every single solitary night, they're new to me. They are brand-new to me that night.

I love conducting. What I'm tired of is music administration. I don't want that. I just want to make music.

You know, I'm a fan of Laurie Anderson. One of my favorite records is 'The Ugly One With the Jewels,' a spoken-word record. It's an extraordinary album.

I'm just excited that I get to put out the music I love versus music just for the sake of it.

I'm writing a book and working on my one-woman show, Learning To Be Human.

I love originating shows and originating songs - there is nothing better than being the first one to get to do a song.

I'm trying to do the kind of projects that I want to see in the theatre.