It's interesting, because I named my first album after my dad because I wanted to find him. My second album was named after my mom because I felt like I learned all my creative talents I learned from her. All the survival stuff, too. And then the next album is 'Maya,' which is not my real name. It's fake.
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MING-NA WEN I love playing Rick Ross' 'Port of Miami' album. Jeezy's 'Thug Motivation 101... TYRON WOODLEY I personally wouldn't want my second album to sound like my first; it might sound very rocky or ... BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE It's a classic album. If it ain't better than 'The Truth,' it's right there with... BEANIE SIGEL I mix talents and friendship, which is not very professional, but it's my way of thinking. So I ... CARINE ROITFELD I knew I was destined to be a rock star. I just knew it, like I've always had the power of fores... ACE FREHLEY I was named for my grandmother. It's an evil-eye name, to protect you from bad things. STANA KATIC Whenever you fly into Louisville, you see a sign that says, 'It's Possible Here.' I reme... BRYSON TILLER I sang 'All Of Me' at the wedding. I sang 'Stay With You' from my first album. And t... JOHN LEGEND It's a blue album, but it's not a blues album. I'm not pretending all of a sudden now I&... NEIL YOUNG I'd really like to make my first movie before I make my next album. CHRISTINA AGUILERA For me, I would prefer to not have my face on the album cover. I don't mind being in the public,... FLUME My path is exactly where I want it to be. I'm doing my thing. I'm getting better with every ... LUKE BRYAN I think the best post-breakup album is The Strokes' first album. It's just fun. PATRICK CARNEY One of my goals is to find an unsigned YouTube artist and feature them on my album. That's what ... CHARLIE PUTH I don't have many friends. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm ... IAN RANKIN I have put absolutely everything into my album. I feel like it's been such a long journey to get... BEBE REXHA I was impressed all my life. Because of the Montreal Canadiens' past, it means a lot because it ... GUY LAFLEUR In my head, I consider 'No Turning Back' my 'dipping the toe in the water' album. It... IMELDA MAY I wanted to do 'Oh Shenandoah' because that's the town I was born in - as a tribute to m... CHARLIE HADEN I sometimes struggle, because my job is like the antithesis of what surfing is all about. Surfing... PAUL WALKER I have the biggest sweet tooth! You name it, I will eat it. My all-time favorite is my mother's ... MICHAEL STRAHAN At the time I was writing the second album, I was sitting home in my underwear all day every day; I ... MAC DEMARCO My mother desperately wanted children. She had a child that was stillborn - something I learned when... STANLEY HAUERWAS I have lots of records, quite a collection, actually, that I stole from my mom. I have the original ... ELISHA CUTHBERT My own back yard, and my mom and dad's back yard, is where I learned about tomatoes and weeds an... JOHN BYTHEWAY I have many valentines. My mom and my sister and my directors. I got calls from all of them. And my ... MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG The idea that I am cynical because I'm writing the books that I write is a bit like someone sayi... BEN SCHOTT I did make a solo album in my house when I was there. And because I was just afraid of flying, I wou... CHRISTINE MCVIE I get so fed up with the making of an album taking over my life - it's all I can think about or ... IMOGEN HEAP Even as a kid, I wore J.C. Penney plain-pocket jeans because they were plain pockets. I didn't w... MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY I had no album title, and the album is like a journey in that it's a complete body of work. It... VANESSA CARLTON Growing up, I remember I had several different 45 singles. But the first album I received was from a... KIMBERLY SCHLAPMAN When I sing, I go somewhere else. Every time after I sing, I'll ask, 'Did I do OK?' Beca... ASHLEY MONROE The first jazz pianist I heard was Thelonious Monk. My father was listening to an album of his calle... BENNY GREEN I don't make a habit of watching my parents' films, because it is a little strange. But I wi... DYLAN PENN I got really bad grades, so I'd hide my report card from my dad. My mom was in on it, too, becau... DAREN KAGASOFF My godfather was a man named Justin Dart. Some of you may remember Justin Dart. My younger son's... ARTHUR LAFFER I was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite. Imagine signing that autograph! You'd get a broken arm. S... MICHAEL CAINE I mean whatever I do it's important that I put my stamp on it and keep it in my world, whether I... MARC ALMOND I think that's what makes my music different from other artists in my lane is that I write every... MIKE POSNER The Weezer 'Blue' Album is a classic. I think My Morning Jacket's 'Circuital' is... CHRISTOPHER MINTZ-PLASSE I started acting in second grade - my first role was in the Thanksgiving play. I was the Indian chas... BRIE LARSON I've never had my brows done - I tweeze them myself. 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