Quotes By Chris Isaak

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

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.

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.

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

I keep things pretty simple.

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.

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