Eric Whitacre Quotes

I'm not a pop star.

Britney Spears is one of my first idol.

As a kid, I watched every Madonna documentary and tour. I was obsessed with her - and with any pop star of the '80s.

I was such a fan of Cyndi Lauper and her whole 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' thing.

How can you not like Britney Spears?

The first bit of vinyl I bought was Michael Jackson's 'Bad.'

Christina Aguilera is an incredible musician and singer.

I like Madonna a lot. I think she's really good, and I think she's a good singer.

I'm a really big Rihanna fan, and I think she's such an incredible artist.

I saw him at the club and one of his friends was like, 'You're gonna meet Justin' and I just remember - everyone knows Justin Bieber, right? Everyone grew up, at least I grew up, listening to his music. I know all about him, I was so nervous.

I'm a huge closet Mariah Carey fan - she's got one of the best voices probably ever.

People are People still gets played to death on '80s stations. It was our first big break in America. It's not exactly my favorite song.

Every actor I know wants to be a pop star.

I don't see myself as a pop star, just a singer.

Growing up, I thought I was going to be Madonna. I wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to dance and sing.

I knew I was destined to be a rock star. I just knew it, like I've always had the power of foresight. I feel right now exactly the way I felt after I finished mixing my first solo album 'New York Groove'.

My favorite artist in the world is Michael Jackson, and he revolutionized the music video aspect of music.

No, in 1968 I still wanted to be a Pop Star, and be about the music. Now, I want to be just about the music.

I wanted to be a rock star when I grew up, or at least a singer/songwriter.

I'm a huge Lady GaGa fan - she makes the world a more incredible place.

I would have wanted to be a rock star, a lead singer, if I wasn't a model. I'd go touring in a bus with my band. In my next life, that's the plan.

I really want to be a rock star.

I think I've committed the one really bad English crime, which is I've risen above my station. I was supposed to be a pop star, and suddenly I'm claiming that I'm an artist of some kind.

The Katy Perry stuff, those are great songs.

'Never Gonna Give You Up' in 1987 was a huge international hit followed by several more, and while I appreciated how lucky I was, it catapulted me into a completely new world and simply took over my life.