"I had been singing all my life, but I started acting in high school"
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Then comes the pivot: "but I started acting in high school". The "but" matters. It signals expansion without betrayal, a soft correction to the idea that artists must pick one lane. High school also does cultural work here: it’s relatable, unglamorous, pre-fame. Instead of a mythic origin story, he offers a recognizable developmental moment, the point when a kid realizes performance is not just sound but presence. Acting becomes the bridge from private talent to public persona.
For a musician, especially one associated with tightly choreographed pop performance, acting isn't a side quest. It's training for the close-up: how to sell emotion, how to inhabit a song like a scene, how to make sincerity legible under stage lights and media scrutiny. The subtext is control. Singing may be instinct, but acting is craft - and craft is what lets a performer survive the machinery that turns personality into product.
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Richardson, Kevin. (2026, January 15). I had been singing all my life, but I started acting in high school. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-had-been-singing-all-my-life-but-i-started-144301/
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Richardson, Kevin. "I had been singing all my life, but I started acting in high school." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-had-been-singing-all-my-life-but-i-started-144301/.
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"I had been singing all my life, but I started acting in high school." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-had-been-singing-all-my-life-but-i-started-144301/. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.








