September 27: Libra

Thursday, September 27, 1984 - Avril Lavigne (pop rock singer, songwriter: Complicated)

"I liked being a minor because you can't get into trouble. Now I just have to try and behave myself. "

Monday, September 27, 1982 - Dwayne Carter (rap, Lil Wayne)

"If I be who I am, nobody else can do what I do and I'm good ... just that good."

Wednesday, September 27, 1972 - Clara Hughes (world class athlete: speed skating, cycling)

"It's frustrating to never be satisfied but it's good fuel for the fire. It makes me realize I will be competitive until my grave, and I kind of like that. I'm not doing this because, 'Well, I'm good enough to go.' It's not good enough to be good enough. It's only good enough to be the best that I can be and better than I ever have been. It's exciting."

Wednesday, September 27, 1972 - Gwyneth Paltrow (movie actor: Shakespeare In Love)

"Oh yes, I can be mean. I can cave in to gossip. I can ice people out, and I definitely harbor revenge."

Sunday, September 27, 1964 - Stephan Jenkins (music, Third Eye Blind)

"I wanted to be a storyteller, and that's how I still see things basically. I see music and drama and writing and poetry as all being connected to the same idea, which is storytelling. Even songs that aren't directly narrative still create some sort of atmosphere."

Saturday, September 27, 1947 - Marvin Aday (rock singer: Meat Loaf, Bat out of Hell)

"Most of what goes on is improvisation. When I go on stage I have only six things planned. I know I'm going on stage. I'm going to move to one side of the mike and then the other. I'll pace at some point. I'll hand the mike to somebody and I'll take off my coat. The rest of what the audience sees is strictly off the wall. Sometimes the band doesn't even know what I'm going to do."