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, Be Nice, Weed, 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, Boots, Judge, Judging, You

'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

Anniversary, Home, Time, Sister, Wife

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, Honor, World, Heritage, Jazz, New

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, Door, Eye, You, Every Day

The gospel music and doo-wop is what has informed me personally. Aaron Neville

Music, Me, Informed, Gospel, Personally

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

Award, Chosen, Heard, Been, Receive, Had

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 Orleans, New

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

Money, Rich, Worry, Play, Know, You

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

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

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

God, Waiting, Broken, Forgive, Fix, Us

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

Place, Kind, New Orleans, New, Like

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

Understand, Until, Rehab, Did

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, Sand, Know, You, Kind

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

Friends, Wild, Were, Liked

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

Anniversary, Her, Been, Buried, Our, Had

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

God, Blessed, Thank God, Voice, Me, Know

When I was living in the projects, I had a mop stick for my horse. I wanted to be Gene Autry or Roy Rogers, so I would ride my mop through the projects. Aaron Neville

Ride, Horse, Living, Through, Stick, Had

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

Day, Weather, Yourself, Think, Singing

I am very honored and excited to have 'Devotion' released as the first DVD Audio disc... surround sound is amazing... The music comes alive and is so vibrant - it's unlike anything you've ever heard before! Aaron Neville

Music, I Am, Amazing, You, Alive, Sound

You try to do what you can to bring harmony wherever you go. Aaron Neville

You, Harmony, Try, Go, Bring, Wherever

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

Good, Mom, Cool, People, Singing, You

You never know how much time you got. Aaron Neville

Time, Know, You, Never, Got, Much

I know that God is good, and he saved me from hell and damnation. Aaron Neville

God, Good, Me, Hell, Know, He

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

Faith, Think, Without, Here

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