Elliott Yamin Quotes & Sayings
11 most famous Elliott Yamin quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's a 46 year old American musician born on Jul 20, 1978.
“To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life has to offer... that's where most of my inspiration for writing and singing comes from.”
“I come from a family with big hearts, so I love to put smiles on people's faces.”
“Quite frankly, I'm tired of taking insulin and pumping my stomach every three days and pricking my finger and drawing blood out of it every day - it's a tedious, meticulous, annoying disease that never goes away. And I want to get rid of it like everybody else does.”
“My dad's Israeli. He was born in Baghdad to Iraqi Jews. Then, at age two, his parents wanted to move to their homeland and he grew up in Israel. I've been there twice, once as a baby and once when I was 15.”
“I'm still Elliott Yamin. I'm still the funky white Jewish boy from Richmond, Va.”
“Music's something you feel. You have to feel it first before you hear it.”
“Before 'Idol,' I was lost... Now, I've actually followed through with something. I am a better man for it!”
“I think the fact that I am living my dream and being really productive and embarking on all my lifelong aspirations is proof enough that if I can do it, anyone can. I try to tell everybody to dream big and go after their dreams.”
“When I was a kid, I remember trying to emulate Stevie Wonder's sound, and Donny Hathaway's sound. It's just part of who I am - I'm just a soulful kind of dude.”
“I was introduced to soul music at a very young age - my mom was a soul singer.”
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