I didn't want to be the typical teen idol. I didn't want to be Leif Garrett. I didn't want to be Shaun Cassidy, David Cassidy or Parker Stevenson. I wanted to do my own thing.

Being a teen idol or being a heartthrob on all the magazines, with Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, and Scott Baio - it was embarrassing! I never understood it. I mean, why me? I never really got it.

Being stubborn can be a good thing. Being stubborn can be a bad thing. It just depends on how you use it.

I want to be my own person.

I'm not a rude boy; I'm my own thing.

I just want to be on my own branch twittering.