Young Admiration Quotes

I have a memory of listening to Tracy Chapman and just being intrigued by her voice. Even as a young girl, I wanted to know more about her and her story. I felt I was learning about her through her music. That was a revelation to me.

A young person coming up and saying, 'I absolutely love your music,' is very encouraging.

When I was young, I had idols that I thought were wonderful. I wanted to be just like them.

I think it's tough when you're very young and you maybe fall for the celebrity and being the center of attention.

8 year old young girl came up to me when I went to speak at an elementary school, and she gave me a drawing. It was great and she said "I want to be just like you when I grow up and direct movies". And that just made me choke up. It was so cute, and the reason why she's looking at me is I look like her.

Recently, a six-year-old boy said to me, "I've been waiting to meet you for half my life."

In middle school, I saw Chris Brown live, and I thought, 'I can do that.' And these girls are screaming for him.

My daughter is in love with Adele. She listens to her every day. To see someone with that much passion and soul move a 9-year-old is amazing and it's magical.