There is this church that I go to a lot in New York. I'm not religious but I love lighting candles and stuff. I find it useful.

I guess the only trouble was that George was very slow in getting around to proposing. Several times, I almost proposed to him.

A lot of people when they try to sing Skid Row songs, they're screaming and yelling too much. It's more singing than screaming.

I wanted to be a model; I wanted to be a nurse; I wanted to be so many things, almost anything but being part of show business.

The only thing constant is change, we keep going through it not only in Las Vegas but in every part of our business and culture

There is a part of me that has to depend on fantasy, because if you can't be somewhat of a fantasy person, then you can't write

I didn't want to look like anyone else - like Janis Joplin or Grace Slick. That's why I never went to any of the big designers.

Singing is the love of my life, but I was ready to give it all up because I couldn't handle people talking about how fat I was.

I don't smoke, drink. I exercise, drink lots of water, eat well, don't sun. Me cuido.There's a lot of things that I want to do.

People were very passionate and over the top about showing me their love and affection, and they memorized my songs in Spanish.

I want to tell people how to live spiritually. After you've bought all your houses and your clothes, you want something bigger.

I worry about what Trump will inspire in Canada, especially given incidents that have already occurred here since the election.

Love is stolen in the shadows of the night. Though it's wrong all along, it keeps going on as long as they keep it out of sight.

I wanted to be a veterinarian until I saw a video of a vet performing surgery on a dog. Then I decided I wanted to be a pianist.

I don't want to get married, and I don't want to work after I'm 30, so I must manage my fortune somehow in the next seven years.

I don't call myself any kind of singer. I leave that to other people because there are plenty out there who're quick to do that.

Achievers are Believers in Commitments and Dreams. But, the great achievers believe in their own and others' good CHARACTER too.

Motivation is awakening own mind and Inspiration is arising spirit in others to find their own with their heart and soul in all.

I've met my share of guys who have insulted and assaulted my intelligence with their stories and games. I say hello and goodbye!

I'll eat anything. I love food in general. I love traditional Mexican, carne asada. Just meat, beans, rice, and some good salsa.

I think popular music in this country is one of the few things in the twentieth century that have made giant strides in reverse.

I think carrying moral baggage is very dangerous for an artist. If you have a duty, it's to be true and not cover up the cracks.

I absolutely love and respect the past, but I'm not a 'glory days' guy. I love where we've been and love where I'm at and going.

For me, there's no point in being an artist and putting yourself out there if you're not going to really put yourself out there.

You don't think it was because a white man wrote it, a black man wrote it, a green man wrote it. What-doesn't make a difference!

I'd like to know that your love Is love I can be sure of, So tell me now and I won't ask again, Will you still love me tomorrow?

Besides good schools, a good airport, and the Cowboys, Dallas had golf courses, and golf was fast becoming an obsession with me.

I thought I knew who you were, but I see now you were a lesson to learn, and all I am to you now is a bridge that’s been burned.

No amount of trying to inhale one more shred of inspiration is going to make it any easier to put your heart and soul out there.

It's no fun getting older. I might be wearing beautiful diamond earrings but they can't take away the pain of losing my hearing.

If I can't eat the meal in a restaurant, and the waiter asks, 'Is everything all right, Madam?', I tell them that I'm on a diet.

I want my music to be able to tell a story about what I've experienced and what I think my fans will be able to understand also.

I would never talk to a girl in a bar, like a pick-up thing. But I could talk to anyone if they wore a t-shirt of a band I like.

I think the other thing that shaped me a little bit is that I really didn't have any success in music until my early to mid-30s.

As a songwriter, you might write every day and throughout the course of a year you might get four songs that are really special.

I want to be free to be any version of me I feel like being. I don't want to be McDonald's that serves the same food every time.

The point here is that I enjoyed singing. I enjoyed the rhythm of it. I grew up listening to Louis Prima, who was also rhythmic.

There are certain recordings where my voice sounds good to me. Singing live I really enjoy, but I don't know how good it sounds.

I have this blanket thing about giving parenting advice to parents, and that's: 'Don't take other people's advice on parenting.'

I do not have an act. I just do Eartha Kitt... I want to be whoever Eartha Kitt is until the gods take me wherever they take me.

People keep asking me when I'm going to start singing instead of speaking. I can't sing! I'm rubbish! Why don't they believe me?

When I write songs, when I sing songs, I don't have anybody in mind. I'm just trying to express what I think people are feeling.

Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it. That's what happens to me. I can't help it.'

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

I never wanted to be a movie star because it takes up too much of your time. I prefer the style of touring and making new music.

I enjoy singing my songs in front of people. I enjoy being involved in making the artwork for albums and stupid stuff like that.

Pardon the way that I stare, there's nothing else to compare. The sight of you leaves me weak, there are no words left to speak.

I've always considered myself to be fiercely patriotic. I love Britain - its history and the down-to-earth attitude people have.

Fly me high through the starry skies or maybe to an astral plane, cross the highways of fantasy, help me to forget today's pain.

You will always be the miracle that makes my life complete. And as long as there is breath in me, I'll make yours just as sweet.

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