Quotes from Ruben Studdard


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So I've never in my whole life really been teased about my weight.


I feel like I have been totally blessed with everything that I have done.


I like doing theaters. I like being up close and personal with the fans. It's really cool.


I want to be around for a long time. I don't want to be a one-hit wonder.


I want to make sure I continue to make good music that my mom and everybody around me can be proud of.


I went to public school, and it shaped me as a musician.


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


I've never had any health problems and I'm Ruben, man, all the way through.


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


I feel as if I've been able to do so many things I never expected to do.


The only thing about my life that's really changed is the fact that a lot of people know me now. I'm still the same person.


All of them had so much to offer us as far as, you know, knowledge in the music industry, and especially Randy and Paula because, you know, they've been artists.


I don't have any concerns about my weight. I've always been healthy. I eat right. I'm just a big dude. I've always been happy with the person I am. So that will never change.


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'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.


We became somewhat household names really quickly, within a matter of - what? - three, four months. So it's hard to get used to, and it's really sometimes hard to understand.


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.


You know, Simon he's an artist representative, but Randy and Paula actually were in the industry as artists so they had, you know, the information that they offered to us from their aspect.


I think I look good. I think I look real good.


I'm not in the best shape, but I want to prove to myself I can do something that seems insurmountable and inspire others by showing them no matter where they are in their fitness goals, they can do it, too.