Randy Jackson

“I've sung background for a couple of bands.”

“Accept who you are and try and make the best of that.”

“I'm actually a pretty good tennis player!”

“I think any show after the Super Bowl will have huge numbers.”

“You can never go more than three or four hours without having something to nibble on or eat - you have to graze all day long.”

“I feel it's my responsibility to turn people on to great music.”

“You can only be free as an artist if you're free as a person.”

“I'm a much healthier eater and I've lost quite a bit of weight over the years.”

“I used to think I was a singer; I had my own delusions about it.”

“If it's music, I love it.”

“Figure out who you are.”

“I believe that you should move and eat right.”

“The pop-star thing bores me because it's somebody programming someone else. Stand over here, sing that, no, sing it like this, talk like that, when they ask you this, don't say that, say this, hold that, drive this, stay here, live there - you're not even a human being. You're a puppet.”

“I was having serious issues with becoming a diabetic.”

“I think there's an abundance of talent in America and there will never be not a lot of talent out there.”

“I'm still true to my Southern roots.”

“I can't touch Simon anymore.”

“Every label thinks, when they sign someone, 'This is the perfect pedigree to sign. They're cute, they can sing, they can dance, et cetera.' And they say to the public, 'Here, this is what you're gonna like.' But you might say, 'No, I don't like that!' You'll probably say 'no' many more times than you'll say 'yes!'”

“My ego is really good. I don't need to watch myself on TV, like some others.”

“It's smarter to look at portions than to count calories.”