I haven't expressed this too much in public, but I have a friendship to a degree with Bruce Springsteen.

Elias

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The whole journey of being a wrestler is also a journey of finding yourself and who you are. If it feels natural to you, it's natural to me because I'm just being myself every time I'm out there.

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The Drifter was this guy where I'd put a guitar on my shoulder and walk from town to town, find my way however I can, whether it's hitchhiking, on a bus, walking, whatever I've gotta do.

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As I'm out there in the ring, I hear everything that the crowd is giving me. I give it back sometimes, too. As far as I'm concerned, I want people to walk with me.

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There was a time that I was The Drifter in NXT, and I did not want to break my guitar because that was the only guitar I had.

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I guess, throughout my entire time in NXT, I didn't really have any false expectations of what it would be like to reach the main roster. I knew you'd have to work harder. I knew you'd have to bring it every single time.

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One thing you don't get to see too often on regular WWE television is the men and women interacting. The women have their storylines, and the men have theirs, and there's not too much overlap.

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Music - it speaks to everyone. Music speaks to everyone on so many different levels.

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I'm starting to think they know that WWE stands for Walk With Elias more than any other abbreviation.

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I think, without a doubt, I'd outshine The Rock because he can't do quite what I do, but he is good at the guitar, and he's got some chops to him, so I don't think you need to think about it too much.

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I can see myself having a great WrestleMania match with John Cena, with Chris Jericho.

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When I was 15, I got super into Eric Clapton. My father took notice of this and got me a guitar for Christmas.

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I was never in any band, technically.

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I love the blues. I love rock. I love classic rock. I love country. All types of music I can appreciate.

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I love music. I love creating, so I just get inspired with whatever mood I'm in. Whatever the story dictates, that's where my mind goes.

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I'm a big-time Johnny Cash fan.

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I've always known I was going to be a big star, so I need a big stage and a big platform.

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For the record, Jeff Jarret cannot play guitar. Honky Tonk Man cannot play guitar. Elias? Guitar, piano, harmonica, drums, you name it. I can do anything.

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I am performing on a nightly basis for WWE. I'm doing it in front of tens of thousands of people at the live events then millions on 'Monday Night Raw.'

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I think Ronda Rousey is fantastic. She's a fantastic addition to the entire crew of WWE. I think she has kind of blown away people's expectations.

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The first guitar I ever picked up was an acoustic black Fender, so it makes perfect sense that Elias plays Fender guitars. As far as details, it's simple; Elias and Fender have a great relationship.

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