I left Columbia in the mid-'60s. I had a guaranteed contract for, like, $100,000 a year. And I just let it go.… — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
In New York, if you go into an Italian-American neighbourhood, the code of the streets is respect and reputation. — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
A lot of my friends, they think I grew up to rock and roll, but I didn't. I grew up to Hank Williams, Jimmy… — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
I've got these die-hard fans on Facebook, and you'd swear they haven't heard anything I've done since 1962, 1963. — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
My definition of the blues is the naked cry of the human heart longing to be in union with God. — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
A lot of people have many misconceptions about religion. I know what I'm talking about for myself. My mind is very ordered, so to… — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
Early on, I tried to sing, but sustaining a note was something I wasn't comfortable with. So I tried to get off of the… — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
Back when I was in high school, I came out onstage with my guitar and had four guys playing behind me. We were just… — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
For me, God's country is sirens and subways and all kinds of ethnic groups trying to cross the street all at once. — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
When you're a kid, you get all these rules and regulations coming down on your head. You've got a need to be recognized. But… — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
