Aaron Neville Quotes

I'm waiting for them to come up with a 'Star Trek' thing so they can beam me from my house to the gigs and back.
I've been into every doo-wop there is. I think I went to the university of doo-wop-ology.
I've done all different kinds of genres - doo-wop, pop, funk, gospel, country, jazz, you name it.
I've had problems with my throat over the years, playing with loud bands for years, and I've had bruised vocal chords and nodules.
If we were poor, we didn't know it 'cause I guess you don't miss what you never had. So, you know, we made do with whatever. We used to make our own toys, and we used to play with spinning tops and marbles. A pocket full of marbles, and you were rich - you didn't worry about no money.
In New Orleans, music is part of the culture. You're raised with it, from the cradle to the grave, and all in-between.
It's one of the greatest festivals in the world. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is the best all-around... It's an honor to be closing it.
It's up to God to do the judging. You haven't walked in my boots, so how are you going to judge me?
Man, I was scared. I didn't know what to think. All of a sudden, I got a record climbing the charts, and I'm out in the streets. You know, workin' on the docks. And the first week, it sold something like 40,000 in New Orleans.
My brother Art was a doo-wopper. He had a group that sat out on a park bench in New Orleans and sang harmonies at night, and they'd go around and win all the talent shows and get all the girls, you know.
My brothers and I would sit out on the park bench and harmonize.
My dad and my mom were big Nat King Cole fans, so they had everything he did.
My drummer, bass player, and guitar player sing backgrounds. They play and sing. I can sing all the harmonies, but I can't do it alone.
My favorite prayer is Footprints in the Sand. You know that prayer? I know the times that he carried me, you know? I kind of wore him out.
My mother turned me onto St. Jude back in the days when I was wild and crazy. She took me to the shrine on Rampart Street.
New Orleans will always be in my heart. New Orleans raised me - it's in my blood.
People are living a lot longer these days and not preparing for it. I'm in the gym and, you know, using my voice.
Singing is a prayer to me.
Singing is my entire life. I nearly lost that. I am so blessed to be able to do this. It's the only thing I've ever wanted to do.
Sometimes in the middle of the night, I wake up with a song in my head, and I have to finish it so I can fall back asleep.
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