Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken
Clay Aikenis an American singer, songwriter, television personality, actor, author, politician and activist. Aiken was the 2014 Democratic nominee in the North Carolina 2nd congressional district election...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth30 November 1978
CityRaleigh, NC
CountryUnited States of America
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It's important that I make a difference in some way. If it's performing and touching someone that way, that's great; if it's being a teacher and helping some kid understand something, that's even better...
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It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I make a difference, but I want to make sure that I do.
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If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others.
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It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do.
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I spent years and years in middle school getting picked on, so I'm kind of used it,
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First of all, I usually don't watch (the talk shows) and someone else will tell me about them. And, heck, half the time, I think it's funny.
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There's stars out there who would die to have this much exposure.
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She's excellent. It's really great to have somebody, we see eye to eye, ear to ear, I guess, on a lot of the stuff that we both like. She helps me figure out how to slow down and that we make sure that this next album is as good as it can be.
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I have a feeling they are probably mostly ladies,
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There are 120 million kids in the world right now who don't go to school. Who have no education - who have no access to education.
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I had a Spanish teacher in high school. I rarely got in trouble in her room because I felt I was disappointing her if I got a bad grade. That had more power over me than teachers who told me I talked too much. That level of respect I had for her made me not want to fail for her.
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I don't really feel like I have anybody to answer to but myself and God and the people I love.
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It's very rare that you get to go up and meet fans and especially at their house and surprise them. To come and knock on somebody's door is kind of a neat experience.
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Whether this ride lasts for one year or 10 years, I want to have a home base.