Cassadee Pope Quotes

I've been trying to be a singer ever since I was 2 years old and I'm a whole 27 years old now so it's like, things can happen or they can't. It's a humbling experience every year, every day.

Patrick and Joe were so young when we started the band. As slow as it was, with all the touring and crappy clubs we played, we still never had time to stop and reflect. When we took a break, it finally gave us time to reflect and grow up.

I was at a slight disadvantage in that I had never played in bands or done any performances before, and that's just as important as writing, recording, and putting records out. It's been a lot of hard work, balanced with a lot of pinch-myself moments of touring in crazy parts of the world.

I want to write, I want to sing. I want to do the same thing for others, have my music, hopefully do that for others one day, not realizing what I sort of had to climb. I had an idea a little bit, but I think that I underestimated the whole thing.

In high school I wanted to be a rock star and was in a lot of bands.

Growing up, the last thing I ever thought I'd do is be an entertainer.

Before I was on 'Idol,' I just sat at home and played video games all day long. Now I get to travel and work towards my dream. It's the best feeling ever.

I feel like fifteen years with Fleetwood Mac was like working on my thesis, doing research for some kind of paper.

Over a year's time, I felt like I squeezed in five years of touring experience, which was a really huge help moving forward.

If you will forever remember me as the girl from 'America's Got Talent,' that's cool, 'cause I am. If you wanna look into me and what I've done recently, that's cool, too.

Before going on 'X Factor' again, I felt like I'd tried everything else.

Touring is my favorite part of being a musician. All the places I've traveled and lived affect me in many different ways. Good and bad.

We'd been out touring for a couple of years before we signed with Sony and everything.

It's kind of like OK, I want to be a singer. And I felt if I would have stayed with the 'Osbournes' and done the whole Osbourne thing... I would have been typecasted right away before I had a chance to experience other things.

In each genre, I've been around the biggest. In pop I toured with Justin Timberlake, with reggae it was Sean Paul; I toured with Jay-Z and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It's all an education for me, to see how they do it.

I was a late bloomer in the music business.

I came to New York with two bags, my guitar and my laptop. I set my stuff down and immediately ran to an audition.

I always knew I wanted to be a performer. I started playing when I was in third grade, but I wasn't very good at all.

I dreamed of recording a guitar album since I started playing, but I just never felt ready. I never felt like I was the player that I wanted to be. But I had this epiphany: you're never going to feel ready.

Things got big quickly for us, and playing arenas... it's like - and every band will tell you this - you don't see any of the town.

I've got a talent, and people enjoy my songs, people love my songs; why stop?

I've been through a lot of experiences in my life being in the biggest band in the world.

Our goals, our dreams and ambitions have always been towards performing live music across the globe, and so when we were told we were performing at The Billboard Awards or being nominated for a VMA, they're like extra bonuses.

The X Factor' - I watch it because I'm always searching for talent to use in my musicals, so they do all the groundwork for me.

I thought it would be so cool to be a musician, but I always thought it was impossible, because I would never be accepted in mainstream media. The fact that I'm able to tour North America and around the world is an incredible blessing, and I am thankful every time I do it.