Axl Rose Quotes

I've been wanting to sing for a long time. I've been singing all my life, and I've tried different record companies, but it seemed like - it was such a struggle and so hard to get out there. So, I said, 'I'm gonna go on American Idol and see how far it takes me.'

My advice is, if you are going to go on 'X Factor,' you have to know who you are as an artist.

We then went through the audition process and picked a guy named Richard Campbell and he is no secret to L.A. players as he was with Natalie Cole for years and Three Dog Night.

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

I believe I could have had a career in the music industry without 'X Factor,' but it was an amazing platform that propelled me to where I am now.

When I was in top 40 bands, I always had to learn new material and new styles.

In 1972 through '74, right before we hit it big, we were hauling our own equipment into the club and setting up and playing for, I don't know, a hundred bucks a night.

Before moving to Pennsylvania in 1999, I played bass in a newsroom rock band in South Florida for several years.

I think we were probably playing live for about 12 months before we got a recording deal.

It's hard becoming a member of a girl group among so many competitors. You have to have luck and also need to work hard.

I never thought in a million years I would be in a girl group, so I can't look too deep into the future.

Most of your day is spent working, and being in a band is no different. We're just business travelers in a way.

That's what I really focused on in school - straight drama - and I would love to get an opportunity to do that.

I wanted to be in a rock band. That's all I ever wanted to do.

The only thing an actor can do is, whatever lands on the carpet in the hall, you read it, and if you can't put it down, that's the job to do.

Me whole life, me whole childhood, me whole growing up, the competitions I went for and the weekends doing the dancing and all the shows, was to be a singer.

My first audition for 'The Magicians' came up in conversation with a close friend who, right then, handed me the first book.

That's the job of an actor. You get to be in all these strange new challenging situations.

We really can't go out and party every night like a lot of bands do - we have to keep our voices right for the show. It's a bummer, but you gotta do what you gotta do to live the dream.

I have been touring since I got my first band in 1962, so there is no problem there. We are basically performing musicians, so that's what we do.

I really do think that getting the golden ticket for 'American Idol,' it's just the start of something really great.

Singing rock n' roll - they called it singing for the devil. But we all wanted an opportunity to compete in the music industry, and that was the opportunity.

I wouldn't have the experience or the confidence to go on 'AGT' without being on 'Little Big Shots' because doing 'Little Big Shots' was really fun, but it was also really good practice for my appearance on 'AGT,' and it was just a great, awesome experience that I will remember always.

I would love to act in films if people think I am right for a particular role.

I think that becoming a successful rock band is a little like becoming a professional athlete. Nobody plans on it.