Aaron Neville Quotes

American - Musician Born: January 24, 1941

Be honest, be nice, be a flower not a weed. - Aaron Neville

Be honest, be nice, be a flower not a weed. Aaron Neville

Flower, Nice, Weed, Be Nice, Honest

Every morning I wake up and thank God. - Aaron Neville

Every morning I wake up and thank God. Aaron Neville

Morning, God, Thank God, Wake Up, Up

It's up to God to do the judging. You haven't walked in my boots, so how are you going to judge me? Aaron Neville

God, Me, You, Judge, Judge Me, Boots

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

Award, Surprised, Been, Chosen, Very

'Yellow Moon' was a poem. My wife at the time, Joel - she's dead now - it was our 25th anniversary. She had the chance to go on a cruise with her sister. And I'm home with the kids and looking up, and I saw the big moon, and I just started writing. Aaron Neville

Home, Wife, Anniversary, Time, Yellow

Every day, some act of kindness comes my way, even if it's just someone opening the door. It happens every day if you keep an eye out for it. Keeping an eye out, that's the key. Aaron Neville

Kindness, Day, Eye, Door, You, Someone

When I first went out on the road with Larry Williams, there was also, like, The Coasters, The Drifters, and The Flamingos. Aaron Neville

Road, Like, First, Out, Also, Larry

When I get down to Louisiana, I get to have a taste of some of that great food. Aaron Neville

Food, Great, Down, Taste, Some, Get

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

Experience, Nice, Incentive, Main, Bonus

In New Orleans, music is part of the culture. You're raised with it, from the cradle to the grave, and all in-between. Aaron Neville

Music, Culture, You, New, Part, Grave

God is waiting for us, to forgive us all, and what is broken, he'll fix. Aaron Neville

God, Waiting, Broken, Forgive, Us, Fix

My favorite prayer is Footprints in the Sand. You know that prayer? I know the times that he carried me, you know? I kind of wore him out. Aaron Neville

Prayer, Me, You, Sand, Know, Kind

It's one of the greatest festivals in the world. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is the best all-around... It's an honor to be closing it. Aaron Neville

Best, World, Honor, New, Heritage, Jazz

You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really. Aaron Neville

Yourself, Day, Weather, Singing, Think

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. Aaron Neville

Poetry, People, Want, Now, Like, Share

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. Aaron Neville

Prayer, Me, Law, Book, Judge, Guilty

Doo-wop is the true music to me, man. Doo-wop was what nurtured me and grew me into who I am, and I guess even when I was in school, the teacher probably thought I had ADD or something every day, because I'd be beating on the desks, singing like the Flamingos or the Spaniels or Clyde McPhatter or somebody. Aaron Neville

Music, Teacher, Man, School, I Am, Day

When I'm singing, I connect the dots with notes. Aaron Neville

Singing, Notes, Dots, Connect

Don Was is a friend of mine; we've done projects together over the years. Aaron Neville

Friend, Together, Mine, Done, Over

I used to always sing my way into the movies and the basketball games or whatever. I'd sing for whoever's on the door, and they'd let me in. I used to think I was Nat King Cole back in the day, you know. So I'd sing something like, 'Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa, men have named you,' and they'd let me in. Aaron Neville

Day, Men, King, Me, Think, Door

Age and numbers are a concept made up by man. Aaron Neville

Man, Age, Numbers, Up, Made, Concept

I'm waiting for them to come up with a 'Star Trek' thing so they can beam me from my house to the gigs and back. Aaron Neville

Waiting, Me, Back, House, Star, Up

My drummer, bass player, and guitar player sing backgrounds. They play and sing. I can sing all the harmonies, but I can't do it alone. Aaron Neville

Alone, Guitar, I Can, Play, Drummer

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

Mother, Growing Up, House, Growing, Up

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

Music, Loved, Soul, Blues, Always, He

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

Think, Way, Things, Reason, I Think, Did

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