When artists die early, they become idols even more.
I'd love to have tea and scones with the Queen; she's my idol.
An idol of the mind is as offensive to God as an idol of the hand.
When I was really little, I wanted to be a wrestler so I could be like the girls I looked up to. My brother then told me that 'You don't want to be like your idols; you want to grow up and be better than them.' To this day, that's the best piece of advice I've ever gotten.
Wheresoever thou findest a high mountain or a lofty hill and a green tree, know that an idol is there!
Right when I started in show... Milton Berle was my first idol. When I was a kid, I went to see Milton at Lowe's State, and I never laughed so much, and I said, 'That's who I want to be; that's what I want to be.'
I've been very lucky. I've written for most of my idols and the contemporaries.
I couldn't sing without a guitar. I like the way it feels to sing and be holding a guitar, even if I'm not playing it that much. All my idols that I grew up liking always had a guitar on them, but they didn't play it - Buddy Holly, John Lennon, Lou Reed, Elvis Costello. It's like having a partner with you.
One day, I would like to have my own chat show. Oprah is my idol because she uses her platform so responsibly.
Most people use Twitter to meet girls, and I use it to meet 'American Idol' contestants!
