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I've covered so much Tom Waits. He's one of my favorite writers. I have a real affinity to how he writes.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

The most famous rumor for me is that I had throat cancer. I never had throat cancer... I don't know why that started... The way I sing, probably.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

I did this thing with Trisha Yearwood, a song called 'The Price.' I had been sitting on it for a while, because I figured, you know, this really needs a good singer.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

My father left us when I was 10, so I had to make enough money for us to be able to live in a house because my brother went in the service during Vietnam and I was sole support of my mother. And she had no skills, really, except to clean other people's houses. So I had to have a bunch of jobs, you know, as well as music.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

For a long time, I thought when you do a box set, you're giving up; you're saying, 'OK, I don't have anything left.' But now I've listened to some of the old stuff I haven't heard in 20 to 40 years with fresh ears. It's like, 'Oh yeah, I can see where people might want to to hear some of this stuff that didn't make it onto the records.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

We've been really lucky. We've gotten a lot of airplay over the years. I guess people keep requesting our songs on the radio, because Lord knows I don't do a whole lot to promote myself.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

Be original. That's my best advice. You're going to find that there's something that you do well, and try to do it with as much originality as you can, and don't skimp on the words. Work on the words.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

You don't know what inspires you. You like to think you know what inspires you, but in the final analysis I don't think you really do. It's great to look at a blank sheet of paper, you know, and walk up to an instrument and not know what's gonna happen. It's the most challenging thing I do.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

When you have kids, you start thinking about their future and you forget about yours.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

Most of the time, I'm here in Michigan and I'm taking out the garbage every Monday.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

I was a runner, a failed quarterback, third-string quarterback, but in track I was a 2-miler.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

It took me a long time to learn how to write a good song.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

I love working with different musicians in the studio, that's a real joy working with someone for the first time.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

You're not going to hear me do a rap song, you're not going to hear me do a jazz song. We have to be true to our roots, do what we do, and try to do it a little better each time.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

You can't get a good crew and a good sound system, and a good light system if you do a small tour. If you want the best, those guys want a commitment of about 4 to 6 months. And I'd want the best people and the best stuff.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

We've got to practice three weeks, get the kinks out, then we've got to practice three weeks with the crew, and then go out for four months. It's just a huge chunk of time out of life.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

If I want to work, I can. If I want to play golf, or ride my motorcycle, I can. But the rest of it is family. Sometimes you're not really needed by your family, but you're there. And my kids like to know I'm there.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

I'm just trying to keep things simple, and just be a little more offhand and not get so deep into things. Enjoy what you got right now, because who knows what's going to happen tomorrow.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

I write a lot of songs people don't hear. I really just enjoy the process. I finish 'em all. I don't think there's a whole lot of difference between the bad ones and the good ones.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

I really like the thing I did with Martina McBride. I had that song sitting around for a long time.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

I had the opportunity to be around my kids a lot. I guess I could have kept working, but I had them when I was 47. You only get to see all this stuff once. I just chose to work at home and watch them.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

Every now and then you'll nail one that's really, really special. And that's what you live for.

Bob Seger  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

I'm very serious about no alcohol, no drugs. Life is too beautiful.

Jim Carrey  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.

Jim Carrey  Famous Quote

added 4 years ago

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