Chris Isaak Quotes

• One thing, when you’re an actor, you finish something and then you have to worry about what the next gig is. When you’re a musician, you can always write your own stuff, and I’m working on new stuff for a new album right now.

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• 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?

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• I think I’m in a really nice position, where I’m sure I could do another show if I wanted to do one, but right now the main thing in my mind is writing songs.

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• I’m not a very spiritual guy when it comes to music. I remember hearing Carlos Santana say that angels helped him write his songs. And I thought, ‘Really, angels?’

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• 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 a ticket to one of my shows, I’ll show up. I’ll be there. And if it says 10:00, I’ll be on stage at 10:00.

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• My mom and dad played this music all the time when I was growing up, so to me songs by Jerry Lee and Fats Domino are the classics, they’re the best songs ever.

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• I write my own songs, and I only see their flaws.

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• 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.

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• 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.’

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• 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.

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

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• I think as far as self-promotion goes, I probably have a lot to learn.

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• If I would get an album out every eight months and if I would write songs that were more up-tempo and try to focus more on making singles, then I could probably get more attention. But I don’t think the albums would be very fun to listen to, and it would be a drag for me.

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• 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.

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

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• 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’ the music was, the better it made me feel. I think of that now when I write my songs. I may not be feelin’ the blues myself, but I’m writing them for other people who have a hard life.

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• I think I’ve had the slowest, most methodical career in the business.

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• 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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• I’m a natural ham. It doesn’t bother me to perform.

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• The ’50s was a pretty wonderful time for people, it was hopeful.

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Chris Isaak (38)

Birth:	26th June, 1956
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Lyricist, Musician, Singer, Talk Show Host, Television Producer

About

Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak was born in Stockton, California. He is an American musician, occasional actor, talk show host and television producer. Records in 1984 for his first album, Silvertone. Isaak's best known song is "Wicked Game". In 2001, Isaak starred in his own television show, The Chris Isaak Show. He contributed a cover of Buddy Holly's "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" for a tribute album, Listen to Me: Buddy Holly, released in September 2011. Isaak has appeared in numerous films, mostly playing cameo roles.

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