Gareth Gates Quotes

I never even dreamt that I'd be in a position to teach other people to speak better.

I like to have quiet evenings and relax.

I love musical theatre because I love doing a live performance eight times a week.

Because I see my mum and dad as such amazing friends, I think I'll be a really good dad.

Finally having the freedom to speak is a really liberating feeling.

The moment an athlete doesn't train, things start to get a bit rusty.

On the McGuire course, there's a technique called 'cancellation' where negative experiences are replaced with positive ones.

My speech is really important to me, but the thing is at the moment it can't be more important than my singing. Until I'm an established name all over the world, my speech won't be more important than my music.

Living with a stammer is difficult. It's a daily uphill struggle with emotional baggage weighing you down. You can't be the person you want to be.

I always wanted to be with a woman who has the same mindset and wants to look after me like my mum.

Musical theatre is something that I always wanted to be a part of, and my first ever role on the West End as Joseph in 'Joseph And The Technicolor Dreamcoat' gave me a taste for it.

Having my first number one single and being able to travel to places I've never been before has been amazing. The tour was also fantastic. There are so many things which I've experienced this year which I never even dreamed of.

Young adults living with a stutter is hard work. How do they handle job interviews? What do they do when the phone rings? How do they 'chat someone up'? All these things the average person takes for granted prove to be a stammerer's biggest challenge.

I live for my daughter. Every decision I make is about her and for her. It's great. She's perfect.

In the music business, I found it was much more about interviews, photo shoots and appearances rather than actual performing, which I do best.

I've got my feet firmly on the ground, I can't see life changing too much. I reckon more girls will talk to me at college and more people will look at me, but they know me for who I am.

As you know, I was a solo singer, something I just got very much used to. Turns out I'm quite enjoying being in a band!

Before all this happened, I always used to see my stammer as being a negative, all my life, but then when I went on 'Pop Idol,' and the first time I saw it on television, it was really, really bad, but also it made me stand out; it made people remember me. So for the first time in my life, it worked to my advantage.

I've stammered all my life, and it's fair to say that my stammer has shaped my life. It's made me make some decisions that I'm sure I wouldn't have if I didn't suffer with this affliction.

Sharing the stage while singing my songs was a bit of a daunting prospect.

I'm part of a speech therapy course called the Maguire Programme. It isn't a cure; it's something you need to maintain and work on. I get days where I find things more difficult than others.

At the age of 13, I felt it was up to me to decide whether I wanted to go to church or be with my mates, and I chose to go to church.

I really love it in Belfast. I always stay in the most bombed hotel, the Europa!

I was always used to being centre stage - something that had its good and bad points.

I do find my speech difficult at times, but it's getting so much better as my confidence grows and that's thanks to the position I'm now in, which is totally due to my fans.