Basically, I was a freak show. This kid with this big old voice. I was a travelling freak.

No one chose to be part of a love. You don't choose it. It's not a decision that you make.

I pick my nose and I'm not ashamed to admit it. If there's a bogey then just pick it, man.

I feel very fortunate to be compared to somebody so incredible. Michael Jackson's an icon.

Don't be afraid to step out and trust God. He is more faithful than the rising of the sun.

I love reading books, I love the way they feel and getting through it. It's like an event!

My mum's got morals and principles, and I've been brought up with those ideas and beliefs.

I would like to think that an artist's mental health is taken into consideration more now.

When you put your arms around me, You let me know there's nothing in this world I can't do

At the end of the day, the Grammys are about recognizing genres that are making an impact.

When people talk about my weight, I'm like, 'You seem to have a problem with it; I don't.'

I'm alright, nobody worry about me. Why you gotta gimme a fight? Can't you just let it be.

My music was my life, and it played a large part in my inability to sustain relationships.

My show is a sensory assault... in a very brief manner - the show is only 25 minutes long.

In the limelight I play it off fine, but I can't handle it when I turn off my night-light.

To me, if you love it enough to devote your life to it, then you're doing the right thing.

I have a special place in my heart for Nashville because it saved my life back in the day.

If I'd known white people were going to buy my last album, I never would have recorded it.

Now I may have faith/ to make mountains fall/ But if I lack love/ then I am nothin' at all

Maybe, I want her to do anything she wants, but I hope her interest in singing stays high.

I get such lovely gifts from fans... amazing pictures, handmade jewellery. I'm very lucky!

Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.

That's what Tina Turner did, too - sang blues up-tempo - and they called it rock 'n' roll.

It's important to have people who will say to you that you're really off the beaten track.

I wasn't for Vietnam. When I told that to the hippie newspaper, all my people got nervous.

Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards.

If I were to look in you ferigerator....refridgefreetorator...fridge....what would I find?

I'm a very loyal boyfriend. I'm a bit of a joker... I can be romantic, but not too sickly.

I am trying to get right with God. I'm sort of making a statement about the excessiveness.

I'm not really a competitive person, and I'm not naturally comfortable in front of people.

I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living.

I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.

I'm disciplined. And I'm persevering. And I don't give up very easily... and I'm reliable.

I don't know what our government does except put us into debt and blow up other countries.

I fear the future I wish for my children is at risk, so I'm taking action. Please join me.

Those who don't feed themselves with food of hope will eventually die of mental starvation

I really just tried to make a record full of great songs, which is the goal I always have.

I was always thin. I guess I have good genes, so I never worried too much about my weight.

If you look back into the Superlatives' body of work, we've always included instrumentals.

I don't have many regrets in my life. But I have one. I would have stayed sober all along.

Once I got my life sorted and started to get healthy, then I was able to focus on writing.

I didn't never have to go to a therapist. I just always put it in a song and you heard me.

I started skateboarding when I was 12, and I broke my leg when I was 19 so... seven years.

The sexuality of children - there's a lot friction there. That tension interests me a lot.

My fans truly are a part of me, we share something that most people will never experience.

There was more to life than the things you could hold in your hands or see with your eyes.

I followed my heart and figured that if I tried and failed, at least Id know that I tried.

Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.

Live well. Sing out, sing loud, and sing often. And God bless the child that's got a song.

Ignorance is my least favorite thing. I really think it's at the core of all our problems.

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