Songs, to me, have always been kind of like a diary, you know - and, say, when I did 'Teenager In Love,' maybe I was 16. Dion DiMucci More Quotes by Dion DiMucci More Quotes From Dion DiMucci I couldn't sing like Mick Jagger, not that I wanted to. Dion DiMucci mick-jaggersinglikewanted I heard Robert Johnson way before I heard about Eric Clapton. Dion DiMucci aboutbeforeheardway While Paul Simon is revered, I don't think people get how deep he is. I love the guy. He comes from that early street-harmony, first-generation type of rock and rollers. He gets it. Dion DiMucci deepthinklovepeople Be authentic, true to yourself, genuine. Question what you really love along the way. There are so many voices out there. And you can lose yourself. Dion DiMucci yourselfyouloveway When I didn't do 'Runaround Sue' on the 'Ed Sullivan Show,' for example, I didn't listen to my inner voice. I should have. Dion DiMucci showlisteninner-voicevoice You constantly have to take inventory, not get on someone else's agenda. You want to write something that's poignant and moves people. Dion DiMucci someoneyouwantpeople I was a weird kid. I loved music, and I loved reading about God. Dion DiMucci lovedmusicreadinggod Early on, I tried to sing, but sustaining a note was something I wasn't comfortable with. So I tried to get off of the note as soon as I could. Dion DiMucci singtriedsomethingcomfortable The point here is that I enjoyed singing. I enjoyed the rhythm of it. I grew up listening to Louis Prima, who was also rhythmic. Dion DiMucci hererhythmsinginglistening By the age of 15, I knew over 40 Hank Williams songs. Dion DiMucci knewsongsoverage I don't believe in being a victim. I think with information and motivation, you can do anything. Dion DiMucci thinkyouinformationbelieve If you don't have God in your life, you have to fill up on something. And you usually reach for the four great substitutes, the classical addictions: wealth, pleasure, power, and honor. So you try to fill yourself up. Dion DiMucci youpowergodlife If you make excuses, you're going to believe in a lie. And I don't believe in that lie that you can't make it, that somebody is trying to hold you back. Dion DiMucci liebackyoubelieve Hank Williams seemed, like, so total to me, so committed to the lyric. He would actually rip the ends of the words off at the, you know - the end of the sentence. It sounded like he'd bite into the word and rip it off. Dion DiMucci wordsendmeyou I grew up with my parents screaming and yelling at each other for the rent in Bronx, New York City at the time. It was $36. So my mind hadn't stretched out to that place where I could spend a whole month's rent on a 45-minute plane flight to Fargo, N.D. Dion DiMucci cityparentsmindtime
