Drake Bell is an American actor, comedian, guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and occasional television director.
Bell is best known for being a child star on Nickelodeon during the late 90s and early 2000s, and he has appeared on several TV shows, most notably ‘The Amanda Show’ and ‘Drake & Josh’.Throughout his career, Bell has released 3 albums.
We’ve put together this collection of the best Drake Bell quotes:
50 All-Time Favorite Drake Bell Quotes
1. “I am ‘Mr. Karaoke Guy’ in the car completely. I just go with it and don’t care what anyone else thinks – I’m singing, man!” – Drake Bell
2. “I grew up on oldies like the Beatles and the Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin and The Who.” – Drake Bell
3. “I hope my fans will grow with me. I want to be like Michael Jackson: 5-year-olds love his music, and 75-year-olds love his music.” – Drake Bell
4. “I love ‘Airplane,’ the ‘Naked Gun’ films; everything the Zucker brothers have done is just awesome.” – Drake Bell
5. “I loved John Lennon. I read interviews, and whatever he said he liked, I would go and listen to them. That is what I want to do with my fans.” – Drake Bell
6. “I wake up in the morning, walk downstairs, and just bang on the piano and write about what’s going on in the world around me.” – Drake Bell
7. “I’m nervous the first few songs, and then I’m like, I got this audience. I’m ready!” – Drake Bell
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8. “I’ve been to a lot of places while touring, but I’d have to say Switzerland was my favorite.” – Drake Bell
9. “My dad sat me in front of the TV, and instead of putting on Nick Jr. or something, he put me in front of ‘Jailhouse Rock’ and all the Elvis movies.” – Drake Bell
10. “My first two records were influenced by the Beatles and the Beach Boys.” – Drake Bell
11. “I always loved comic books when I was growing up, and Spider-Man was definitely a character I gravitated towards because I loved the story of an average teenager having superpowers.” – Drake Bell
12. “I grew up on Jerry Lewis and Abbot and Costello, the Marx Brothers.” – Drake Bell
13. “I hope fans will go back and listen to the Beatles and the Beach Boys or Led Zeppelin, or put on ‘Tommy’ and let them experience like I did that moment when ‘Pinball Wizard’ comes on.” – Drake Bell
14. “I like to play music and sleep. But most of all, I love to work… I don’t really play sports, so I like to spend my time playing guitar or piano.” – Drake Bell
15. “I love the atmosphere at the mall – everything about Christmas. I don’t think anything specific gets me in the holiday spirit except for the holidays themselves.” – Drake Bell
16. “I used to go to San Diego all the time to hang out. My cousin played for the San Diego Padres, and my brother lives down there. I love going to the zoo and walking around Old Town.” – Drake Bell
17. “I’m all about unity and loving your neighbor… If somebody told me when I was growing up that the music I was listening to was stupid, and I listened to them, I wouldn’t be where I am today.” – Drake Bell
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18. “I’ve been able to work with some incredible voice talent, most of whom I grew up hearing in my favorite cartoons.” – Drake Bell
19. “Music and acting kind of all goes together.” – Drake Bell
20. “My first guitar was a Gretsch 6120, and I just loved listening to artists like Elvis, Chuck Berry and Stray Cats.” – Drake Bell
21. “Drake and Josh’ was strictly nine to five. We’d go in and know what we were doing, and ‘Superhero Movie’ was just nuttiness every day because there’s a joke every ten seconds.” – Drake Bell
22. “I fell in love with ’50s hot-rod, pinup-girl culture.” – Drake Bell
23. “I have met so many of my idols – like Ray Charles, Brian Setzer – all these cats that are legendary musicians. If they had said to me, ‘Hey man, I’m busy,’ it would have crushed my soul.” – Drake Bell
24. “I like to get up early in the morning and run.” – Drake Bell
25. “I love Christmas. I’m totally the ‘decorate early, start listening to Christmas songs super-early guy.” – Drake Bell
26. “I think my music speaks for itself – it backs me up.” – Drake Bell
27. “I would say that I’m more than just a teeny-bopper artist… that my music can appeal to people of all ages.” – Drake Bell
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28. “I’m very close with my fans. I’m very involved with my fans, so I’ve seen the influence that I can have on a child or on the mind of somebody.” – Drake Bell
29. “Leslie Nielsen was my favorite growing up; getting to work with him was amazing.” – Drake Bell
30. “My favorite sport is baseball; my cousin is pitcher Heath Bell.” – Drake Bell
31. “Dealing with sketch comedy and buddy teams like Abbott and Costello, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby – I just loved buddy comedies.” – Drake Bell
32. “I don’t eat sushi, but I eat cooked meat.” – Drake Bell
33. “I have a dog named Steve that lives at the studio.” – Drake Bell
34. “I just think it’s so much more rewarding and important to go around the world and bring people together as opposed to pushing people away.” – Drake Bell
35. “I love acting, but music is so much more rewarding because it’s more personal.” – Drake Bell
36. “I started playing the guitar and singing at about 11 or 12.” – Drake Bell
37. “I would rather be on stage playing to 25 people with a band I love and the music I love than learning dance moves I don’t want to do for 25,000 people.” – Drake Bell
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38. “I’m totally the ‘decorate early, start listening to Christmas songs super early’ guy. I’ve just always been that way.” – Drake Bell
39. “If you look back to a picture of me when I was 12 years old, you will probably see me in a leather jacket trying to look like Elvis!” – Drake Bell
40. “My fans are all pretty cool, you know; I’ve never really seen anybody fighting on Twitter, no death threats, no harsh language, no gay slurs, nothing like that.” – Drake Bell
41. “A lot of the people I’d love to work with, like John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, aren’t alive, unfortunately.” – Drake Bell
42. “I can remember just learning to walk and trying to dance like Elvis and sing like Elvis, so I was very, very passionate about music at a very young age.” – Drake Bell
43. “I had the opportunity to do a movie with Roger Daltrey of The Who. In the movie, I played a guitar student. Since I had to learn how to play somewhat for the movie, I was introduced to the guitar.” – Drake Bell
44. “I just love singing, songwriting and touring.” – Drake Bell
45. “I love ‘Drake and Josh.’ It’s supposed to have a demographic of ages 9-14, but really, it’s 9-84. There is no demographic.” – Drake Bell
46. “I started playing music when I was around 10. I always wanted to be in a band, so I started out by playing drums.” – Drake Bell
47. “I was raised on Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly and discovered the Stray Cats when I was 11 or 12 years old.” – Drake Bell
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48. “I’m on stage where Rivers Cuomo from Weezer was standing? It’s kind of a mind trip.” – Drake Bell
49. “If I catch one of my fans saying something improper, a gay slur or any derogatory term, I instantly tweet directly at them and say, This isn’t how we do it.” – Drake Bell
50. “My dream has been to have my rock band behind me, play live, and entertain.” – Drake Bell
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