Aaron Neville Quotes (35 Quotes)

Until I went to rehab, I didn't understand what it did.

I always tell people I want to see the world through His eyes, and I want people to see Him in me.

I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music.

Me and my partners had been stealing cars for a while.

I owe it all to Jesus.

When I record something, I'll take a drive and just listen.

To see my New Orleans in the state she is in is my worst nightmare. We are all praying for our extended family to be reunited. Hopefully, our prayers are not falling on deaf ears. By the grace of God, New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast will pull through this massive devastation.

So I went in front of the judge, and I had my St. Jude prayer book in my pocket and my St. Jude medal. And I'm standing there and that judge said I was found guilty, so he sentenced me to what the law prescribed: one to 14 years.

But I knew if I ran I'd never be able to sing, so I had to take my punishment.

Every morning I wake up and thank God.

I went to jail.

We lived together as kids, and now we're taking care of each other as men.

If you had told me I'd be making 62 tomorrow, I'd say you were lying.

I just sing. You have to use it.

I think things happened the way they did for a reason.

That's my hometown, that's my people, ... I feel kin to all of them down there and I'm hurting for them.

I really like listening to music in my car.

That sound of praising the Blessed Lady was like a saving grace for me, especially when I was at the bottom of a pit.

When I went to the movies and heard cowboys like Roy Rogers and Gene Autry yodeling when I came out of the movie I was that guy.

Well, I like Charlie Parker, Ella, Billie Holiday.

It's a thanksgiving to God. It's something I have wanted to do for a long time, but the record company wasn't ready for it. So I did it myself.

At dances when I was a little kid, Art would be up there singing while I'd be dancing with some girl a foot taller than me.

It's a 360-degree sound experience. Like you're in the middle of the band. A lot of people have the technology to play the format, so why not put it out there. It sounds great.

I was very surprised when I heard that I had been chosen to receive the James Cardinal Gibbons Award.

And I wanted to learn how to pray.

So now I have a collection of poetry by Aaron Neville and I give it to people I want to share it with. I'd like to publish it someday.

My friends and I were wild and we liked to joy-ride.

It's not going. People are still sitting waiting for something to happen.

These songs have always been with me. They have helped me through some rough times. When I felt like I had nothing, I still had these songs.

Growing up my mother played Sarah Vaughan and Nat Cole in the house regularly.

When you were a kid, a day was a long time and a year was a long time.

I feel it was just a few years ago I was running around in short pants.

The extras are a nice bonus feature, but the main incentive is the musical experience.

I was raised Catholic, but my father's people were Methodist, so we went to both churches.

I sing around the house, in the shower.