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I never set out to write a ce...

I never set out to write a certain kind of song, I just play my guitar and see if I catch something.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

The tough thing about radio i...

The tough thing about radio is I've met a lot of people in it who like my music. But it's hard for them to figure out how to play what they like when there's somebody up above them yelling 'you have to play this.'

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

I come from a small town and ...

I come from a small town and I come from a background where we didn't have money to travel. I thought I'd have to join the military to get to Europe. So I'm thrilled to travel.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

I don't spend as much time on...

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 done.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

I hate modern car radios. In ...

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. One knob makes it louder, and one knob changes the station. When you're driving, that's all I want.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

I don't think I've had a more...

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.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

I blow up fireworks all the t...

I blow up fireworks all the time, and I love making milkshakes and banana splits.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

I didn't grow up in the typic...

I didn't grow up in the typical happy American home, but music was always a safe and wonderful place for me to go.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

When people ask me really stu...

When people ask me really stupid questions or get it really wrong, I feel embarrassed for them. I don't really feel angry at them.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

I think I had kind of an adva...

I think I had kind of an advantage. When I was growing up, my dad had just got out of jail and he had a great record collection. He had - it was all - these were the songs. So I heard a lot of these songs, like, my whole life, so for me it was easy. I already knew what I was going to sing.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

There was a misconception abo...

There was a misconception about me when I started off because I had my hair greased up and I have some vague resemblance to the hillbilly gene pool that Elvis came from. People would say, 'You want to be Elvis' and I would say, 'No'.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

Any time you talk about your ...

Any time you talk about your own stuff you sound self-aggrandising.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

Singing is something that I'm...

Singing is something that I'm always happy to do it and going in the studio I never felt any pressure. I just feel like I get to sing, you know. It's fun.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

I'm in showbusiness. I'm an e...

I'm in showbusiness. I'm an entertainer.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

When I play it I look out and...

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 kiss. And I'll go: 'You know, I could have worked hard at school and been a dentist. But I'm so glad I didn't.' Because when I look out and see that I feel like the Pied Piper of love.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

In the long run, there are pe...

In the long run, there are people who've made more money or had bigger stardom at points. But, I think I'll have come out winning.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

I keep things pretty simple. ...

I keep things pretty simple.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

I still don't know if I'm goo...

I still don't know if I'm good enough or if it's a calling or a vocation or something, but the talent part is out. My desire to do it is undoubted. I just love doing this.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

I wear a lot of second hand c...

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 dresses me although I do have a woman that assists me with the buttons.

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

I talk to people who are musi...

I talk to people who are musicians, and they go, Oh this is hell. And I go, Are you kidding me? You never put tar paper on a roof, did ya?

Chris Isaak 48 quotes

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