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

Be Nice, Honest, Weed

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

Every morning I wake up and thank God. Aaron Neville

God, Wake, Wake 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

Going, How, Walked

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

Very, Receive, Been

'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

Big, Yellow, Dead

Ain't no place like New Orleans. It's one of kind. Aaron Neville

New Orleans, New, Like

I buried Joel on our 48th anniversary. I had been with her since I was 16. Aaron Neville

Been, Her, Buried

If we were poor, we didn't know it 'cause I guess you don't miss what you never had. So, you know, we made do with whatever. We used to make our own toys, and we used to play with spinning tops and marbles. A pocket full of marbles, and you were rich - you didn't worry about no money. Aaron Neville

Play, Own, Tops

I always feel I'm blessed, you know. I thank God for letting me use his voice. That's how I see it. Aaron Neville

Always, Voice, Use

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

Him, Carried, Kind

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

New, Grave, Part

You never know how much time you got. Aaron Neville

How Much, How Much Time, How

There are so many songs in my heart and in my brain. I wake up at 2 in the morning, and I have to get up and sing them. There are so many of them, it's ridiculous. Aaron Neville

Wake Up, Them, Many

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

Think, Reason, I Think

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

Rehab, Understand, Until

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

Some, Door, Keeping

When I'm singing, it's a mixture of my innocence in the projects, my mom and dad. It's all the good and the bad, the laughs and the frowns that I went through and seen other people go through. Then you be trying to write it. Whatever's coming out, you try and make it all cool. Aaron Neville

Through, Other, Projects

Without faith, I don't think I'd be here. Aaron Neville

Here, Think, Faith

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

New, Festivals, Jazz

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

Growing, Mother, Regularly

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

Always, Very, Seemed

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

Were, Wild, Friends

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

Long Time, Year, Were

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

Making, Were, Me

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

Running, Pants, Years Ago

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

Religion, Father, Raised

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