Ruben Studdard
Ruben Studdard
Christopher Ruben Studdard, best known as Ruben Studdard, is an American R&B, pop and gospel singer. He rose to fame as winner of the second season of American Idol and received a Grammy Award nomination in December 2003 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Superstar". In the years following Idol, Studdard has released six studio albums, including his platinum-selling debut, Soulful, and the top-selling gospel follow-up, I Need an Angel. He is most well known for his recording career,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth12 September 1978
CityFrankfurt, Germany
CountryUnited States of America
I'm racing against me. As long as I come across the finish, I'll be okay.
In life we all go through different situations that cause you to reflect. I had the opportunity to be married to a wonderful person. And for some reason two good people couldnt make a good thing work. But in life, the one thing that I love about being an artist is that you can sometimes use the pain that you go through to make beautiful things.
I've been blessed because there are a lot of great singers out there that didn't make it past their first album.
I'm always happy for people when I see God blessing them the way he's blessed me.
If you eat good, you feel good. I would encourage every body else to do the same.
I feel like I have been totally blessed with everything that I have done.
I don't like to be a preacher or anything, but the one thing that I've learned is that you truly are what you eat.
My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.
So I've never in my whole life really been teased about my weight.
I don't have any concerns about my weight. I've always been healthy. I eat right. I'm just a big dude. I've always been happy with the person I am. So that will never change.
But I also live to perform and I've been performing my whole life, whether it's been in sports or you know in band or with my singing.
I feel like my unwillingness to look for healthy options now is the reason why I have put my weight back on. … Everybody knows how to diet, everybody has had their shares of ups and downs of yo-yo diets, but the hardest thing is to learn really how to make this a lifestyle that you can sustain for the rest of your life.
Some find it in their lovers eyes, who can deny the joy it brings. When you've found that special thing, you're flying without wings.
I am comfortable with anything I sing: jazz, gospel, classical. It doesn't matter. I can do it all.