Chris Isaak Quotes

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?

My only expenses are probably guitar strings and records.

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.

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.

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

I believe the angels listen, God hears us pray. And I believe in a beautiful day.

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

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.

I keep things pretty simple.

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.

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.

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.

If Frank Sinatra is singing, maybe everything will go good.

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

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

I got by as a musician since day one. I don't live beyond my means. I have real cheap tastes.

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.

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

I'm a hopeful romantic. In a couple of drinks, I'll be a lucky romantic. That's why they call me Mr. Lucky.

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?

I don't know what people think in making record is like. But basically, I got a bunch of spaghetti and spaghetti sauce, and the whole band was staying at my house and we had a ball.

The one thing I’ve always had going for me was people’s low expectations. Nobody ever expects a whole hell of a lot from me.

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

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.

I'm not the kind of guy to talk about angels: I'm a very pragmatic kind of guy.

I put music on and I drive around town.

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.

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.

If you listen to old Jerry Lee Lewis records, he'll always - about nine times out of 10 have the lyrics different than the original record is.

I grew up, I was going I want to be Jerry Lee Lewis. Only I can't play piano and sing that good.

I put on music and I'm washing my car. And I put on music if you have somebody and you're trying to make love. You put that on in the background and you go, maybe this will be romantic.

I think everybody in my generation, we wanted to be Elvis.

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.

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

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

My advice is: if you've got to be miserable to write great music, then drive a truck.