'Glee's' Cory Monteith Talks About His Plans for a Solo Album

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In an interview with Parade, out on newsstands Sunday, the Glee star, who plays jock Finn Hudson on the Fox drama, spoke candidly about the possibility of recording a solo album, following in the footsteps of co-star Naya Rivera.

"I have a solo deal with Columbia Records. So it's about, do I want to release an album, when can we do it, what kind of album should it be, how should it be released and marketed and what's the right timing? Do I have time to do it?," Monteith said. "It's all about questions."

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Monteith, who admitted in the same interview that he had drug problems as a child, said that he "could see myself making records but it has to be right, it has to be organic."

The 29-year-old actor discussed the conflict of doing things too quickly.

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"I feel like there's a lot of fear [from others] -- like I need to act quickly because my window of opportunity is so limited," he said. "I've definitely been informed how lucrative it could be, because we have an audience. But I don't want to do it just because I have the opportunity."

He continued: "I think if you show up and you work hard and you're straightforward, you can always create your own opportunities. I hope I'm right."

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