But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasnt counting on money to much. – Clay Aiken
I know that Ive got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up. But Im happy with myself. Im not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here. – Clay Aiken
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. – Clay Aiken
My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage. – Clay Aiken
Well, the teacher I studied with for nineteen and a half years was a man named Paul Gavert. He was a great lieder singer, so basically Im a trained lieder singer because of that teacher. The teacher I currently study with – since 1995 – is Joan Lader, who also studied with Gavert. – Betty Buckley