Quotes by Dad We all have roles in life. I'm a dad, a husband, this and that, but basically I only feel justified in being alive when I'm on the stage. Jack Bruce feeldadhusbandlife Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad. Jack Bruce musicianslikeknowdad My dad doesn't hug me enough! Jack Whitehall mehugdadenough I could write about coal miners in Northern Pennsylvania, and people would ask if I was writing about my dad. Owen King askdadwritingpeople I think the model that I look at is someone like Jakob Dylan, whose dad is obviously every bit if not more famous than mine. He's a guy who sought to build a career on his own, doing something that's a little bit different than what his father does. Owen King lookthinkdadfather I remember watching 'The Muppet Show' in the '70s. I was six or seven, and my dad watched it with me, and my grandparents watched it with me, and we're all laughing throughout, but I think we were probably laughing at different things. James Bobin thinkmedadremember My grandparents live in Cley, and my dad now has the windmill which is a guest house. So I've spent much time up there, but a lot of it was at school as well, and my dad was sent abroad so often as well with the army. James Blunt dadarmytimeschool There was a guitar that my uncle owned and never learnt to play. He sold it to my dad, and when I heard 'Layla', that was the tune that really grabbed me. I said to my dad, 'Wait, there's a guitar, right?' James Bay waitmeguitardad I think Sam Smith's dad got a huge loan or something to help his career. Those things can help artists get attention, but I guess my song 'Say You Won't Let Go' proved it's about the song. James Arthur thinkyoudadsong Growing up, my education about Test cricket came from dad's video of the 1981 Ashes series - and Ian Botham's incredible match at Headingley. James Anderson cricketgrowing-updadeducation My dad wanted me to be a professional person, which I was - I was a civil engineer. I graduated from civil engineering at USC in California. I became an engineer, and I helped design the roads for the L.A. County Roads Department. And I did that for about one and a half years in a sense to please my parents - to be a 'respectable' person. James Hong roadsparentsmedad It's hard to live up to The Beatles. When Wings toured, they got slated. Even Dad found it hard living up to The Beatles. I started out playing under an alias because I wanted to start quietly. James McCartney livestartdadwings I respect my dad, and he's amazing. He's my hero. He's the Beatles, man - or one of them. James McCartney manrespectdadhero Everyone at school knew who my dad was. It made me a little self-conscious a little introverted because I had a lot of attention drawn towards me, but in a way I guess it gives you a little bit of a celebrity skin, even though I wasn't a celebrity. James McCartney meyoudadschool Some of the happiest times I ever saw my dad was times when I was with him in the casinos, and he had a good night. James Packer gooddadgood-nightnight I speak to my mum and dad about the club, and my uncle and all my mates are big Leeds fans as well. They're on the up, if you like. It's a better situation than it was when they were in League One not so long ago. James Milner youdadspeaklong I remember my dad ringing me up and giving me my GCSE results when I was at Thorp Arch for pre-season training. A month later, I was playing in the first team. It was pretty amazing, really. I think if you stopped and thought about it at the time, it would have hit you. James Milner meyoudadtime It's tough. That's the side people don't see. You have to balance it, get it right, and be a dad as well as a footballer. That is part of the job. Around this time of year, it's so important. James Milner youdadtimepeople My dad was a Navy munitions officer, and by the end of his career, he was a specialist in nuclear weapons. James Mercer endcareernavydad As a child, I lived in Germany at the Ramstein air force base, where my dad sang at a nightclub in Kaiserslautern. My parents couldn't afford a babysitter, so when I was, like, ten or 11, I would go with them to the bar until two in the morning. James Mercer parentschilddadmorning«190191192193194195196197198199200»
