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I was more of a light opera singer, not really much of a lounge singer. (Piven Jeremy)
I‘ve never written a political song. Songs can’t save the world. I’ve gone through all that. (Piven Jeremy)
Dope never helped anybody sing better or play music better or do anything better. All dope can do for you is kill you - and kill you the long, slow, hard way. (Piven Jeremy)
I can’t stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession, let alone two years or ten years. If you can, then it ain’t music, it’s close-order drill or exercise or yodeling or something, not music. (Piven Jeremy)
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I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know. (Piven Jeremy)
Singing songs like ‘The Man I Love’ or ‘Porgy’ is no more work than sitting down and eating Chinese roast duck, and I love roast duck. (Piven Jeremy)
He's written some great songs. I thought that "Blues Man" was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute. (Piven Jeremy)
I could have done a hundred songs, really. It was hard to narrow them down, because I tried to pick songs for the most part that actually did have some effect on me or influenced me in the past. (Piven Jeremy)
“I wake up from dreams and go "Wow, put this down on paper." The whole thing is strange. You hear the words, everything is right there in front of your face . . .” (Piven Jeremy)
“I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don't know where we are
although I know we've drifted far
What about yesterday
What about the seas
The heavens are falling down
I can't even breathe
What about the bleeding Earth
Can't we feel its wounds
What about nature's worth?
It's our planet's womb.” (Piven Jeremy)
“My heart and prayers go out to every individual” (Piven Jeremy)
I know every Skynyrd and about all Johnny Cash songs. (Piven Jeremy)
“With 'Big Fun,' each song was just a dumb little island. Whereas 'Loose Change' is a lot of cross references lyrically, and every song has some sort of reference to money.” (Piven Jeremy)
Chanting was very deep for me. It was as if I remembered it. It was like a real surrender. (Piven Jeremy)
“I always liked Elvis Presley when I was younger - I told anyone who would listen that I was going to marry that man. I did'nt realise then that he had died.” (Piven Jeremy)
“I think we'll do it like Britney and just go to Vegas, ... That could be fun.” (Piven Jeremy)
“Many Times Been Loved, and Many Times Been Bitten” (Piven Jeremy)
“[And maybe most eerily, Memphis Minnie singing] When the Levee Breaks, ... crying won't help you, praying won't do no good.” (Piven Jeremy)
“I came out of the womb born to sing and dance. I have to follow my heart.” (Piven Jeremy)
I can't even remember the first time I started singing. (Piven Jeremy)
I decided at a certain point not to see any of my movies without an audience. (Piven Jeremy)
I wrote a song, but I can't read music. Every time I hear a new song on the radio I think, "Hey, maybe I wrote that." (Piven Jeremy)
58% of the American public are with us. We're preaching to the choir, but the choir's not singing, if all of the 58% started singing, this war would end. (Piven Jeremy)
I always thought I was a singer, but I really am not. (Piven Jeremy)
Kids know me from their Grease DVD, so they instantly respond. You can hear a pin drop when I do my old songs. (Piven Jeremy)
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