James Durbin Quotes

United States, Singer
January 6, 1989

James William Durbin is an American singer and guitarist from Santa Cruz, California, who finished in fourth place on the tenth season of American Idol. Durbin is currently the lead singer for the heavy metal band Quiet Riot.

Also known as Guitarist

If my life were a song it would be called 'Don't Stop Believing'. Yeah.

James Durbin Quiet Riot
- Life
- Song
- Stop
The first time I heard The Beatles, I cried. It was 'Let it Be'.

James Durbin Quiet Riot
- Time

As soon as I got up on that stage, and I remembered how welcoming and warming the judges, their presence is, and it was just all uphill from there.

James Durbin Quiet Riot
- Up
I have Tourettes and Aspergers, but Tourrets and Aspergers don't have me. You know, I'm doing what I can to suppress it and I don't let it take advantage of me. It's not who I am. You know, I'm James Durbin. Like I said in the beginning, I am here to show America who I am, and it is what it is.

James Durbin Quiet Riot
- America
- Beginning
It is what it is, it is what you make it.

James Durbin Quiet Riot
I appreciate what others have done in the past especially for my genre, and my style of singing. And they sure put a footprint - you know, they got the foot in the door, but I'm going to put my foot straight through the door.

James Durbin Quiet Riot
- Done
- Past
- Style
Give metal a chance!

James Durbin Quiet Riot
My favorite type of music to sing and to listen to, you know, rock. It's not always metal, but you know, half the time it is. Metal's cool, you know? Not everybody on 'American Idol' listens to metal.

James Durbin Quiet Riot
- Time
- Music
- American

The first think I did when I found out I was a finalist, was, I don't remember, because it felt like it was an out of body experience.

James Durbin Quiet Riot
- Experience
- Remember