Chris Isaak Quotes

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• Glen Campbell told me, 'Stay out of the way of a good song.' I think it's true. If a song's good, don't overdo it.
• When I play it I look out and see people hold on to each other and dance or just couples leaning into each other and…
• The things that got me through grade school are helping me out later in life. It's like, I show up on time. If you buy…
• I think as far as self-promotion goes, I probably have a lot to learn.
• I remember listening to the radio as a kid and finding that the songs always made me feel more peaceful. Funny, but the more hurtin'…
• I think I've had the slowest, most methodical career in the business.
• I'm a natural ham. It doesn't bother me to perform.
• I wear a lot of second hand clothes unless I have a concert and then I wear beaded and sequined second hand clothes. No stylist…
• I'm not the kind of guy to talk about angels: I'm a very pragmatic kind of guy.
• I'm the star of stage, screen, and television now, but I'm also available for children's parties and bar mitzvahs.
• I write my own songs, and I only see their flaws.
• My only expenses are probably guitar strings and records.
• The '50s was a pretty wonderful time for people, it was hopeful.
• I didn't grow up in the typical happy American home, but music was always a safe and wonderful place for me to go.
• Any time you talk about your own stuff you sound self-aggrandising.
• I don't spend as much time on my hair as people think. I get out of the shower, whack some grease on there and I'm…
• I blow up fireworks all the time, and I love making milkshakes and banana splits.
• I hate modern car radios. In my car, I don't even have a push-button radio. It's just got a dial and two knobs. Just AM.…
• I put music on and I drive around town.
• I don't think I've had a more miserable life than a lot of people. I think I've had a pretty lucky life.

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