Eric Nam Quotes

I want to write songs people can sing along to. I can think of nothing more exciting than travelling the world and playing to audiences and having them sing your words along with you.

I've always seen movies in English with Spanish subtitles. For audiences around the world, the language is less important than if it's a good film.

I learned so much watching my dad write songs and perform in front of thousands of people, and people were singing along to songs that I watched him write; it stuck with me.

Being able to play all over the world to different audiences and have them sing my lyrics back to me, even if they can't speak the same language, is crazy.

To be selling out shows and these kids who don't speak English singing along every word? It's wild.

Lyrics are important, but it's hard, because English isn't my first language - although it feels like it is these days! I grew up with amazing melodies, so getting that right on a song has always been the key thing for me, but there's no reason why a great melody doesn't deserve great lyrics.

To me, a big crossover was what happened to me years ago, like bringing my music in Spanish to Europe, or Asia. To me, that's a crossover because Spanish is not a language that everybody talks.

My favorite song to perform is 'Love of my Life.'

Art and cinema is not restricted to any language.

It does feel really good when you play a new song, and it's the loudest singalong of the night. It means just as much when we're playing the old songs, and people are singing along to those, too.

I love just getting to experience the different types of fans and getting to perform in front of thousands of people every night; that is icing on the cake for me. That is the fun.

Language should not be a barrier for an actor; I want the world to see my work and not limit it to Hindi-speaking audiences.

Well, I think at first, songs were sort of the vehicle which allowed me to be on the stage and get to hold a guitar and get to sing.

Language is important, I know, for the TV show, so a lot of people watches 'WWE' everywhere. Asia, Africa... some people don't understand English like me. That's why I use facial expressions and body motions.

There is nothing like hearing people sing your single back to you during a show.

I want to try to have as many people as possible interested in my content, so it needs to go across language barriers.

I have 16 plays, and we don't ever do subtitles. You can't do subtitles in the theater, so I was like, 'I'm not gonna do subtitles.' You'll never lose the story. There might be a little joke that you might miss, but you'll never miss the story, even in the Spanglish of it.

I want to show people that I'm not just that guy who can get out there and scream 'Hooligan's Holiday' and 'Smoke The Sky.'

I want to take that step, being a Latin girl, and doing my Spanish music, but I want to go global. International.

When I go to Korea and they say, 'Sing like a Korean person,' I can't do it. I didn't grow up with that sound.

My focus was, and still is, totally on making music, getting on the road and performing live.

I am an Alanis Morissette fan. I think that she has a fantastic voice, and I would love to sing with her someday.

I sang so many beautiful compositions, but 'Rockstar' was indeed magic.

I really loved being able to perform my songs and sing them myself.

I want to write songs, and I would like to play and sing them. I'm not a politician; I'm not a comedian. I hate coming up with bits to do between songs.