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

- Chris Isaak

Real, Means, Day One, Tastes

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.

- Chris Isaak

Think, Shower, Grease, Whack

I remember listening to the radio as a kid and finding that the songs always made me feel more peaceful. Funny, but the more hurtin' the music was, the better it made me feel. I think of that now when I write my songs. I may not be feelin' the blues myself, but I'm writing them for other people who have a hard life.

- Chris Isaak

I Remember, Other, I Think, I May Not

I blow up fireworks all the time, and I love making milkshakes and banana splits.

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Love, Banana, Making, Fireworks

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?

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Musicians, Roof, Go, Tar

The things that got me through grade school are helping me out later in life. It's like, I show up on time. If you buy a ticket to one of my shows, I'll show up. I'll be there. And if it says 10:00, I'll be on stage at 10:00.

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Through, Buy, Helping, Grade School

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.

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Love, Play, Other, Leaning

If I would get an album out every eight months and if I would write songs that were more up-tempo and try to focus more on making singles, then I could probably get more attention. But I don't think the albums would be very fun to listen to, and it would be a drag for me.

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Focus, Very, Albums, Drag

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.

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Best, Mom, Dad, Fats

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.

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Small, Thought, Town, Thrilled

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

- Chris Isaak

Angels, Kind, Very, Pragmatic

I write my own songs, and I only see their flaws.

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See, My Own, I Write, Flaws

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

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Career, Think, Most, Methodical

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?'

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Thought, I Remember, Very, Hearing

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

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Think, I Think, Lot, As Far As

There was a misconception about me when I started off because I had my hair greased up and I have some vague resemblance to the hillbilly gene pool that Elvis came from. People would say, 'You want to be Elvis' and I would say, 'No'.

- Chris Isaak

Some, Vague, About, Hillbilly

In the long run, there are people who've made more money or had bigger stardom at points. But, I think I'll have come out winning.

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Winning, Think, I Think, Stardom

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

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Wonderful, Pretty, Hopeful, Wonderful Time

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.

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Woman, Wear, Buttons, Stylist

I hate modern car radios. In my car, I don't even have a push-button radio. It's just got a dial and two knobs. Just AM. One knob makes it louder, and one knob changes the station. When you're driving, that's all I want.

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Changes, Two, Got, Dial

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

- Chris Isaak

Song, Play, Set, Catch

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.

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Love, Doing, Still, Calling

I'm the star of stage, screen, and television now, but I'm also available for children's parties and bar mitzvahs.

- Chris Isaak

Children, Star, Stage, Bar

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

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Happy, Grow, Always, Typical

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.

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Stupid, Feel, Embarrassed, Wrong

One thing, when you're an actor, you finish something and then you have to worry about what the next gig is. When you're a musician, you can always write your own stuff, and I'm working on new stuff for a new album right now.

- Chris Isaak

Own, Next, Gig, Musician

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.

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I Think, Had, Dad, Jail

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

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Entertainer

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

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Truck, Advice, Miserable, Great Music

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

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Me, Natural, Bother, Ham

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