Song Quotes by Dion DiMucci

11 Song quotes by Dion DiMucci

Dion’s reflections on songs carry the smooth cadence of an era gone by, yet they still feel fresh. This small set of eleven quotes offers a snapshot of why a melody can become a timeless companion.

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Doo-wop was full of blues for me.

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I heard Robert Johnson way before I heard about Eric Clapton.

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If I could sing and play like Lightnin' Hopkins, I would.

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It's hard to explain music when it goes in your gut and makes left and right and turns and moves you and…

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When I didn't do 'Runaround Sue' on the 'Ed Sullivan Show,' for example, I didn't listen to my inner voice. I should…

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

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Early on, I tried to sing, but sustaining a note was something I wasn't comfortable with. So I tried to get off…

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Music is an expression. It's almost like a diary in my life, you know. You express your perceptions and your view on…

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I never knew I was a songwriter. I didn't even know I was a singer. My parents just got me a guitar…

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Hank Williams seemed, like, so total to me, so committed to the lyric. He would actually rip the ends of the words…

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A rock-and-roll group needed a name that fit criteria in three areas: It had to be great for a bowling team; it…

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Doo-wop was full of blues for me.

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I've got these die-hard fans on Facebook, and you'd swear they haven't heard anything I've done since 1962, 1963.

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My definition of the blues is the naked cry of the human heart longing to be in union with God.

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I serve up the hits, and I enjoy doing it.

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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…

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I heard Robert Johnson way before I heard about Eric Clapton.

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I couldn't sing like Mick Jagger, not that I wanted to.

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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…

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Back when I was in high school, I came out onstage with my guitar and had four guys playing behind me. We were just…

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For me, God's country is sirens and subways and all kinds of ethnic groups trying to cross the street all at once.

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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…

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