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Type: Musician Quotes Category: American Musician Quotes Date of Birth: October 20, 1937 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: Wanda Jackson Related Authors: Loretta Lynn Lenny Kravitz Elvis Presley Paul Simon Billy Joel Bob Dylan Little Richard Don Was |
Again, I feel like the Lord has just caused it to happen; more publicity than I've ever gotten in my life, the last fifteen, twenty years.
Wanda Jackson And it wasn't until '84 when I was first asked to come to Sweden and do an album and concert tour. Wanda Jackson As I go back and listen, the other girls weren't singing quite like I was. Wanda Jackson But, we didn't have all the media that we do today. Wanda Jackson Getting comments like that from even the young people at the shows who probably aren't singers, the girls who just tell me that I'm an inspiration to them, for one reason or another. Wanda Jackson I didn't realize how many true Rockabilly fans there were here in America. Wanda Jackson I enjoyed listening to it, but I didn't think I could do it. Wanda Jackson I have eighteen titles in the German language. I had a number one song in 1965. Wanda Jackson I have some of the old videos of my performances on it. Wanda Jackson I learned so much about recording and about singing on records from Ken Nelson. Wanda Jackson I loved Carl Perkins, Jerry lee Lewis... not only were they personal friends. Wanda Jackson I really appreciate people like Rosie coming out and saying I've inspired them. Wanda Jackson I'd been working with Elvis, but I just recorded Country, so he, definitely, like you said, encouraged me to try it, but I didn't, right then. Wanda Jackson I'm still learnin'. I pick up something from every performer I watch. Wanda Jackson If I needed to record, I'd head to the coast or Nashville, one or the other. Wanda Jackson If something pops in my mind and it's easy, I write it. Wanda Jackson It really is, to see that this kind of music is still so popular. Wanda Jackson It seems like the good things that have happened in my career are things that you don't try to plan and push, and make it happen, it just seems to happen. Wanda Jackson It would be nice to say that I planned all of this, that this was exactly what I'd planned, but it was just one of those things that happened. Wanda Jackson It would take them three days to tape a thirty minute show, and you just got so worn out, you did it however they wanted, just to get it over with. Wanda Jackson None of the other guys in the band really sang, so that's when I brought Roy Clark in. Wanda Jackson On that show, I did country and some rock, too, whatever record I had out at the time, I'd sing that. Wanda Jackson Right, different generations come along, and discover the music, I think. Wanda Jackson So, it's nice to know that you've inspired someone to do their life's work. Wanda Jackson So, television wasn't really new to me. Wanda Jackson The young people at the shows are all singing them right along with me, so I know that they have the records, they're bringing 'em out for me to sign. Wanda Jackson There wasn't so many ISSUES like there are today. It was a simpler time. Wanda Jackson They're dressing like in the 50's when they come out to the shows, and many of them have vintage cars. Wanda Jackson Well, I didn't really have a plan. I just wanted a hit. Wanda Jackson Yeah, they let me do whatever I wanted to. Wanda Jackson You could have a hit in California that no one had heard of in Oklahoma. Wanda Jackson You know, no one steered people's careers in those days, I don't think, like they do today. Wanda Jackson |
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