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, Judge, Boots, You, Judging

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, Every Day, You

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, Cold, Singing

'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, Anniversary, Time, Sister, Moon

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, First, Like, Out, Also, Williams

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

Anniversary, Her, Been, Our, Had, Since

You never know how much time you got. Aaron Neville

Time, Know, You, Never, Got, Much

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, Drummer, Play, I Can

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, Jazz, New, Heritage

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

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

Music, Me, Informed, Gospel, Personally

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, Know, Play, You

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

God, Waiting, Broken, Forgive, Fix, Us

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

Think, Way, Things, Reason, Happened

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, New, You, New Orleans

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

Friends, Wild, Liked, Were

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

Understand, Rehab, Did, Until

I even done a doo-wop version of the Mickey Mouse march. Aaron Neville

Mickey Mouse, Done, March, Mouse, Mickey

I write poetry on my iPhone. I've got about 100 poems on there. Aaron Neville

Poetry, iPhone, Got, Write, About, Poems

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, Sound, Alive

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

Award, Cardinal, Chosen, Heard, Receive

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

Place, New, Kind, New Orleans, Like

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, People, Singing, Cool, You

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

Mother, Growing Up, House, Growing, Up

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