Being in love has opened my eyes to so much. I don't look at anything the same way.
Both of my parents were musicians.
Christmas makes me happy no matter what time of year it comes around.
Country Music is great music because it really comes from real life experiences. It is such a great haven for reality.
I grew up with all kinds ofmusic, but my heart was particularly drawn to Country Music because of the guitar playing, the lyrics and of artists like Steve Warner and Vince Gill.
I guess the hardest thing is all the traveling. Flying from state to state and all that stuff can really wear on you.
I listen to Bryan Adams a lot... I've got a couple Mariah Carey albums, Sugar Ray.
I remember my mom dressed like Janis Joplin.
I think some people record songs and make records a certain way to cater to radio. If you're born to make commercial music that's cool. But if you're born to not make commercial records, maybe you're meant to cater to another market.
I want people to hear the presence of God in the music.
I'd like to live day-to-day more than anything, but 10 years from now, if I could say anything, I'd hope to still be making great records.
I'd love to sing with Bonnie Raitt.
I'm an entertainer. If people are paying good money for tickets they deserve the best show they can see. I don't get into lighting stuff on fire, but I do believe in going the extra mile.
I'm not fascinated by all the hoopla and the big cars and stuff. I mean, I have a boat and I think just being out in the wilderness is underrated. All I need is love and good friends around me.
I've always wanted to be a real universal artist, one that every type of audience could relate to.
I've never really been a traditional country kind of guy. I wanted my music to sound more like the end of the '90s and to have the kind of great music, pop or whatever, that radio will embrace.
If I ever did cross over I would like to do it tactfully. I don't want to offend anyone in country. Can you have the best of both worlds? I sure like the idea of it!
If you believe in your song then that's all that matters. The cool thing is that every good song finds a place.
It's almost scary how good things are right now. I've been engaged now for about a year, and it's the first time anything like that has happened to me.
It's great having a companion you don't have to be perfect around, that you can just relax with and open up and be yourself.
My family always supported me. I was never told any negative things considering my decision to go into the music business.
My first hit was back in 1995. I am from Oklahoma and have been fortunate enough to work with a lot ofdifferent artists in the industry.
My greatest goal with each of my records is to really bless and encourage people andto maybe challenge them to think outside themselves.
My music is realmelodic music with very acoustic-driven songs and the lyrics now more than ever come straight from my heart and from my personal experiences.
Nat King Cole was a really big influence.
On my day off, I like to go fishing.
One time when somebody showed up in a wedding dress, but I never knew if it was a joke, or she was serious. She asked me to marry her. She was serious. It was pretty funny.
There are many people that struggle and struggle and have all the talent in the world, but for some reason they are not successful. You never know why those things happen.
There are peaks and valleys in anything and that is especially true for the music business. It is very inconsistent. But if you are wise, you can let those downs really bring you to another level of your personality.
There is not many tenors in the male category and that makes me stick out.
We never really grow up, we just learn how to act in public.
We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
What is nice about country music today is that most artists are not trying to do something everybody else is doing. They really are trying to develop their own uniqueness.
A lot of my time was spent searching, thinking and planning my life.
AIDS can destroy a family if you let it, but luckily for my sister and me, Mom taught us to keep going. Don't give up, be proud of who you are, and never feel sorry for yourself.
All in all I led a pretty normal life.
Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me.
Doctors told me I'm not contagious.
Entertainers, athletes, and stars started giving me support.
Even at church, people would not shake my hand.
Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there.
Financial hardships were rough on us, even though Mom had a good job at G.M.
Given six months to live and being the fighter that I am, I set high goals for myself.
How could these people in the public eye not be afraid of me, but my whole town was?
I believe in myself as I look forward to graduating from Hamilton Heights High School in 1991.
I came face to face with death at thirteen years old.
I received thousands of letters of support from all around the world, all because I wanted to go to school.
I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere.
I'm feeling great. I am a normal happy teenager again. I have a learner's permit. I attend sports functions and dances.
I'm just one of the kids, and all because the students at Hamilton Heights High School listened to the facts, educated their parents and themselves, and believed in me.
It was difficult, at times, to handle; but I tried to ignore the injustice, because I knew the people were wrong.
It was my decision to live a normal life, go to school, be with my friends, and enjoying day to day activities. It was not going to be easy.
Listening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees.
Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support.
Most recently my battle has been against AIDS and the discrimination surrounding it.
My family and I held no hatred for those people because we realized they were victims of their own ignorance.
My name is Ryan White. I am sixteen years old. I have hemophilia, and I have AIDS.
My sister, Andrea, was a championship roller skater who had to sacrifice too. There was no money for her lessons and travel.
My studies are important to me. I made the honor role just recently, with 2 A's and 2 B's.
On December 17, 1984, I had surgery to remove two inches of my left lung due to pneumonia. After two hours of surgery the doctors told my mother I had AIDS.
People would get up and leave so they would not have to sit anywhere near me.
Rumors of sneezing, kissing, tears, sweat, and saliva spreading AIDS caused people to panic.
The desire to move into a bigger house, to avoid living AIDS daily, and a dream to be accepted by a community and school, became possible and a reality with a movie about my life, The Ryan White Story.
The first five to six years of my life were spent in and out of the hospital.
The school I was going to said they had no guidelines for a person with AIDS.
There are no one hundred percent guarantees in life, but concessions were made by Mom and me to help ease the fear.
This brought on the news media, TV crews, interviews, and numerous public appearances.
Twice a week I would receive injections or IV's of Factor VIII which clotted the blood and then broke it down.
We began a series of court battles for nine months, while I was attending classes by telephone.
We had great faith that with patience, understanding, and education, that my family and I could be helpful in changing their minds and attitudes around.
When I came out of surgery, I was on a respirator and had a tube in my left lung. I spent Christmas and the next thirty days in the hospital.
When I was three days old, the doctors told my parents I was a severe hemophiliac, meaning my blood does not clot.
Bryan White's favorite shoes are Nike.
Bryan White's favorite color is hunter green.
Bryan White loves chocolate chip ice cream.
Bryan White loves mexican food and southern food.
Bryan White's favorite movie is "Somewhere In Time."
Bryan White's favorite actor is Harrison Ford.
Bryan White's favorite song which he has written himself is "Call Me Crazy."
Bryan White's favorite pop artist is Bryan Adams.
Bryan White worked as a bus boy at the High Noon Saloon.
The first job that Bryan White had was mowing lawns when he was sixteen.
The first song that Bryan White fully learned to sing was "Stand By Me."
Bryan White's favorite amusement park ride is the "Texas Giant" at Six Flags over Texas.
Bryan White loves to collect Three Stooges memorabilia.
Bryan White wears a size 7 3/4 hat.
Bryan White weighs 150 pounds.
Bryan White has one son, Justin Daniel, who was born on October 24, 2003.
Bryan White went to Putnam City High School in Oklahoma.
Bryan White won a CMA Horizon Award in 1996.
Bryan White's first number one hit was "Someone Else's Stars."
Bryan White is a country music artist.
Bryan White played the drums in his parents band when he was a teenager.
Bryan White's parents were both musicians.
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