Joe Cocker Professions : Singer Born : May 20, 1944 Died : December 22, 2014 Browse All Authors Top 34 quotes by Joe Cocker You're everything I hope for. You're everything I need. You are so beautiful to me. Joe Cocker need-you beautiful needs Oooh I get by with a little help from my friends. Joe Cocker song best-friend friendship Love lift us up where we belong. Joe Cocker lifts inspirational I have one message for young musicians around the world. Stay true to your heart, believe in yourself, and work hard. Joe Cocker hard-work heart believe It's all a matter of hearing what I like and seeing if I can make it fit into my style. Joe Cocker hearing style matter For me, the focus are songs, which really get the audience moving. Joe Cocker focus song moving I would like to be able to do a song with Ray Charles, before we both get too old. Joe Cocker rays able song God, I'm just a fat bald guy, 60 years old, singing the blues, you know? Joe Cocker singing guy years I love songs that have a rocking and grooving feeling. Joe Cocker feelings song I think to be a good songwriter, you have to be able to play an instrument. Joe Cocker able play thinking It's interesting, as I said on the last tour in America, the audience actually came out, they had to have been the kind of fans who listened to my music via their parents, you know what I mean? Joe Cocker mean america interesting Well, over the years, I've developed a stable of songs of which I'm known for and never get tired of singing. Joe Cocker tired song years Ive been touring now since about 68. Joe Cocker touring Over the years, Ive worked with just about everybody. Joe Cocker years I only look at things in a short term of a few years, but admittedly, I reevaluate what I'm doing, and whether I want to continue touring or not. Joe Cocker want looks years I have sung to large crowds since then, and there is a feeling that once you get over 100,000 people, you kind of lose the control element, you don't know if you are really getting through or not. Joe Cocker elements feelings people Don't go on American Idol, I think you'll spend the rest of your life living it down and I think it's getting kinda scary, isn't it? Joe Cocker scary idols thinking The world is a tougher place to live in than it was back then, as we come into the computer age. Joe Cocker computer age world I have always been a sucker for ballads, but you have to be careful these days, you can't overload people. Joe Cocker ballads these-days people Some of the songs I do once in a while that I kinda... my set list is basically like my hits, there is a good reason why they are there; people really like them. Joe Cocker lists song people Similar Authors Bert McCracken singer Betty Carter singer Bing Crosby singer Brian Fallon singer Brooke Allison singer Brook Benton singer All Authors
