I love the notion of a dude sitting there with an untuned guitar tapping his foot and just singing his passion out; that's what got me into music in the first place. — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
When people say Jerry Lee Lewis invented rock n' roll, they forget Little Richard. People talk about Elvis Presley and forget he was singing black music. I don't blame Elvis. It was the music business figuring it could make more… — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
Just the little bit that I've learned about Judaism, I didn't realize how, dare I say, intense that religion is as far as all… — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
Macklemore gets a Grammy over Kendrick Lamar. I still can't get over that. But again, it's not Macklemore's fault. It's the way of the… — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
I was a chemical engineer in school. And, randomly, an ex-girlfriend dared me to do a play. — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
When you're a guest star on a movie or a TV show, I always say it's like being invited to a family reunion, but… — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
If you're going to sign a contract, there are things you have to understand you might have to do. If you don't, then you… — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
'Copper' is my first period piece. It's funny because I've been doing a lot of episodes of 'Elementary' with Johnny Lee Miller and Lucy… — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
Traveling, I've met Ghanaian people who have seen me in minor stuff, but they see the name Ato Essandoh, and they recognize it as… — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
It's funny because as much as I've done Dr. Freeman, I guess because I shave right afterwards, people don't recognize me necessarily as Dr.… — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
Growing up near Scarsdale, I should have had at least one Jewish girlfriend. Maybe at some point it'll happen. — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
The first time I was onstage, I felt like the audience was breathing with me. I don't know if I was good or not;… — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
When 'Goodfellas' is on TNT, and they've taken out all the curse words and put Tide commercials in the middle of it, I'll still… — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
Never would I have thought that I would meet Mick Jagger, much less be working on the same project. — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
