Lapsley Quotes

I see myself as like the lead singer of a band or something.

I really don't think of myself as a singer. I think of myself as an entertainer, and the best place I do it is onstage.

I think he's an entertainer. I would prefer if he were a performer.

I'm still the same guy who gets in front of the mic and just sings.

Who told you I was a musician?

What I do is I'm a bandleader, frontman, entertainer.

I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the stage.

That's what being a front man is all about - the idea of having something supple underneath you, that machine that roars and can turn on a dime.

Usher is amazing. He's perfection to me as a performer. He gets down.

Actors play different characters in every project they do. Though it has nothing to do with my craft, the red carpet gives me the opportunity to show who I really am and be myself.

I didn't have a particular persona. I'm not Alice Cooper, you know?

I'm a normal guy at heart. But on stage, they don't pay me for normal.

I worked with Carl Perkins on a number of shows. Live shows. He just showed up and played. He just killed. Killed! Man... he was amazing!

I'm a rock and roll singer.

I'm an entertainer, period. But I'd probably have to say my passion is in singing. I'm willing to go broke singing.

I think more like an entertainer rather than just a rapper. My overall goal is to never be listed as just a rapper. You know how Michael Jackson was listed as a great entertainer? That's what I want to be.

I feel like I am a true entertainer and performer.

Really, each part, each one of us, I think, has our role, but I think for Joe, he really stands out and has that Mick Jagger-esque feel to him.

My band persona is 25% tougher than I am.

I'm definitely more of a rockstar than anything.

I want to be like Chris Brown meets Jay Z. Chris is a singer, a dancer, a complete powerhouse on stage and Jay Z is not just a popular musician, but also a lyrical genius, a business mogul, who knows how to be classy.

I want you to remember something for me. My name is Robbie Williams. I'm a singer, a songwriter, and a born entertainer.

Then Bono arrived, and he meant to play the guitar, but he couldn't play very well, so he started to sing. He couldn't do that either. But he was such a charismatic character that he was in the band anyway, as soon as he arrived. I was in charge for the first five minutes, but as soon as Bono got there, I was out of a job.

Ice Cube is the piece of me that I give away to the public.

What I always wanted to do was to be a rock star.