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I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that.

Clay Aiken

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Clay Aiken
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: November 30
Actor
Musician
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Raleigh
North Carolina
Clayton Holmes Aiken
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I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try and help kids with disabilities.
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I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need to know - my beginnings and my ends. I don't have to be in control of it, but I need to know what's going on.
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It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.
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Well, financially it's a little bit better. But it's better than than when I was a teacher. But I kind of - it's allowed me to buy a house. And I've been able to help my mother with some stuff and my brother. So, that's nice.
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It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do.
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I kind of had my life planned out for me. I'd be married at some point, have, you know, 1.5 children, and be a principal possibly one day. But I think that that was kind of my problem. I allowed myself to plan out my life and didn't let provident direction guide my life.
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Because I'm from North Carolina, you think I'm the Andy Griffith show, or something?
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