Once I started singing, I didn't have to try to be cool. I was just one of the coolest guys around.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I recorded 'Cooler Than Me', I had been singing for like, three months at the most. I was just a producer experimenting with my voice on tracks, and now I'm, like, a really good singer in a legit way.
I could never dream of being cool.
I was never considered cool throughout my teens: a very important time to be accepted by someone, especially your peers. Yes, I had all the screaming women, but the guys hated my guts.
It took being famous to make me cool, which, by the way, I never forgot.
Growing up, I didn't feel cool; I didn't fit into any crowd.
In my teens, I was never part of the cool crowd.
I've never been cool - and I don't care.
I never really wanted to be a singer, because I was a super-shy kid. Singing made me feel awkward, and I was really insecure.
I was in choir in school. I kind of just did it. I already knew I wanted to sing. My music program in my school wasn't really great - people didn't really want to be part of the choir, they didn't want to do the plays and stuff like that. It definitely wasn't the cool thing to do.
My music was never considered cool, but I've always felt that connection with the audience.