Quotes from Kevin Olusola

We didn't really have a fan base to begin with. We kind of had one with 'The Sing-Of,' but it was relatively small.

I would say Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' is up there - it's one of the best.

When you think about choir music, that's a cappella. You have church choir that you would sing without any instrument. I think the popular form that we have now is barbershop in the 20th century, and the collegiate movement.

When I was at Yale, I was one of the students chosen to go to China. I lived there for 1-1/2 years and I can speak Mandarin fluently.

I went to Yale for undergrad.

I never thought that I would pursue a cappella music. I went to Yale College and I was going to go into the medical field.

From my situation as an African American person in the U.S., people may look at me and think a certain thing without getting to know me. I'm of Nigerian and Caribbean heritage. I went to Yale. What you see is not what you think you're getting.

I have played Yamaha instruments since I was young, specifically their alto saxophones, and I have always appreciated their top-notch quality when it comes to making instruments.

I did a capella for a year at boarding school and then I stopped because at Yale, I think they really focus more on singing than having a beat behind them. So I just did my cello thing.

To be able to wake up and know I get to do music every single day - arrange music, compose music, write music and to be with my four best friends in the world, and just to go and do performances and to tour, it's honestly a dream come true.

Of the members of the band, I'm the biggest Michael Jackson fan.

Imogen Heap - she was in the baggage claim at the airport and was like, 'You're from Pentatonix, right?' She's like, I love you guys! I'm like, that's awesome.

Performing the American Music Awards and having Harrison Ford introduce you behind the John Williams orchestra for Star Wars, and then Meghan Trainor is in the front just standing up and like, 'I love you guys!' That was a huge moment.

My parents always instilled in me to be a citizen of the world, so that's why I've taken to traveling and why it's such a huge part of my life.

I want to be what Kenny G. and Carlos Santana were, but for this day and age.

I grew up in Kentucky, and went to boarding school outside Boston at Phillips Academy Andover for two years.

That's something Pentatonix tries to do in all of our music. We try to keep it clean so that everybody can come to our shows.

If I'm fulfilled mentally, spiritually, and physically by my daily activities and I'm constantly striving to grow by living out of my comfort zone, then I am successful.

Kids bring their mothers and grandmothers to our concerts. You don't see that with a lot of artists today.

It's quite difficult to figure out a common thread among us all as we're five very different people who love different types of music.

The thing about the national anthem is that it's actually a pretty difficult song to sing for anybody.

Work extremely hard, but as you continue to rise up the ladder, never forget your roots or where you came from or the people that helped you along the way. Humility takes people the farthest.

It's really a blessing that our music can reach across generations.

I studied a month in Costa Rica and loved it. I'm not scared to go abroad. I feel like I can figure things out and I know what to do.