Del Shannon Professions : Singer-songwriter Born : December 30, 1934 Died : February 8, 1990 Browse All Authors Top 16 quotes by Del Shannon I eat ice cream. It's better than booze. Del Shannon booze ice-cream ice There were times in my career when I would try to write songs like Bob Dylan... Artists get hooked up in that. To be a follower, you lose. Del Shannon artist writing song I wonder why why why why why why, she ran away? Del Shannon ran wonder relationship Here she comes that little town flirt, you're falling for her and you're gonna get hurt. Del Shannon flirting hurt fall When I was 20, I was drinking. When I was 30, I was drinking more, and at 40, way too much. Del Shannon too-much drinking way I saw I could rhyme words. It came simply to me. But I wrote some pretty horrible songs that I still have on tape. Del Shannon tape saws song Nobody keeps a cat. They condescend to live with you is all. Del Shannon cat Hard to guess what people see in each other, fortunately for the continued existence of the human race. Del Shannon existence race people It's curious how many people are ready to believe that the highest prices guarantee the best value. Del Shannon guarantees believe people I usually write when I'm in a great place. When I'm depressed, I don't usually write. So I take all of when I'm depressed and throw it into when I'm feeling good. Weird, I guess. Del Shannon feeling place great good I was an outcast growing up with a bunch of Christian people. My father didn't go to church, and that was not good news if you lived right in the middle of it. Del Shannon good you father people I do me, and me is my hits. I'm out there really to satisfy the people. Del Shannon really out me people I love to perform. But I don't like the traveling. Del Shannon traveling i-love like love If it's a whole show of my own, I'll do more of what I think Del Shannon is. But for shows like Disneyland, I'll just do mainly hits. That's what they want to hear. I don't want to bore people. If I wanted that much to play nothing but 12 new songs, then I should go do it in a bar somewhere for peanuts. Del Shannon new think my-own people Nobody thinks mystery writers go around killing people, but they always seem to assume singers are singing about themselves, especially if you write melancholy songs like me. Del Shannon me you singing people I laughed at Willie Nelson, wondering why he spends all his life on that tour bus. And I look at myself, and I'm sitting in airplanes half the time. Del Shannon myself look time life Similar Authors Bill Anderson singer-songwriter Bill Kaulitz singer-songwriter Bob Whitlock singer-songwriter Bob Weir singer-songwriter Brent Smith singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie singer-songwriter All Authors
