84 Quotes by Ruben Studdard

I've been blessed because there are a lot of great singers out there that didn't make it past their first album.

Simon is cool. You know, it's different if you ever see him around his mom. He acts totally different.

I grew up in the '80s, and there was no bigger group than New Edition in R&B. I broke my piggy bank so me and my mom could go to a New Edition concert together.

I am a product of the public school system ... and I had a lot of friends involved in gang activity.

Yeah, I'd go sleep and I'd have my headphones on in my sleep. I would just always dream about being on stage and people cheering and screaming.

When one person does something that works, everyone else wants to do it. So it didn't surprise me at all to see people come with different versions of 'American Idol' and a lot of them are exactly the same but with different twists.

We've been a family for 10 months, ... It's going to be difficult for us to split apart. But we're all grown people and we have our own responsibilities to take care of.

Everybody in this competition is a winner, ... I don't think there's too much difference.

I've toured the world with David Foster and all kinds of different people. It's been a great ride, and I don't think it's about to stop any time soon.