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22 quotes by Jackie DeShannon

Jackie DeShannon Background information Birth name Sharon Lee Myers Born (1941-08-21) August 21, 1941 (age 73) Origin Hazel, Kentucky, U.S. Genres Pop, Vocal Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, recording artist, lyricist, broadcasting Instruments Guitar Years active 1950–present Associated acts Hal David, Burt Bacharach, Ry Cooder, Jimmy Page Jackie DeShannon (born August 21, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter with a string of hit song...
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Elvis was, at least the times I was around him, Elvis was a practical joker. He was always, had some little mischievous something going.

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And I just remember, you know, breaking into tears and feeling so empty because, as long as Elvis was in the world, you always knew something was... →

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And being away and not performing for a long time and really connecting with my audience for a long time, I have a great responsibility to myself and... →

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And unless you have that sense of being creative, people think you're just working all the time.

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I mean, I can sit down with a guitar, and in fact, we do two, three songs with just guitar and percussion.

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I think, describing Elvis for me would be a very generous king. He was the king of rock and roll, will always be. He's whats made it possible for... →

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I'm very interested to see how this new painting will go - I know I want it big and stark, and as I said, I follow the muse, and that's when... →

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Ignorance is kind of bliss.

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I would think, to me, growing up in the south, growing up with all the gospel music, singing in the church and having that rhythm and blues - the... →

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We have to set our own agenda, we have to set our own standards, we have to be very strong about what we want, we have to be very strong about our... →

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Well, as an artist, I think that Elvis's generosity to me he always talked very highly about me, he always spoke very highly about my work and... →

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I always went with my agenda, I just couldn't execute it.

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I went to art school, I think it helped me a great deal because it taught me who I am.

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