Facts about Joe Cocker

Occup.Musician
FromEngland
BornMay 20, 1944
Age79 years

Summary

Joe Cocker is a famous Musician from England, he/she is 79 years old and still alive, born May 20, 1944.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac taurus, who is known for Security, Subtle strength, Appreciation, Instruction, Patience. Our collection contains 23 quotes who is written / told by Joe.

Related authors: Rita Coolidge (Musician)

23 Famous quotes by Joe Cocker

Small: I would like to be able to do a song with Ray Charles, before we both get too old
"I would like to be able to do a song with Ray Charles, before we both get too old"
Small: I love songs that have a rocking and grooving feeling
"I love songs that have a rocking and grooving feeling"
Small: Some of the songs I do once in a while that I kinda... my set list is basically like my hits, there is
"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"
Small: Yeah, one of the main ways is for songs that make me want to move
"Yeah, one of the main ways is for songs that make me want to move"
Small: Over the years, Ive worked with just about everybody
"Over the years, I've worked with just about everybody"
Small: I had a job when I was 16 at a gas fitter, which was a bit like a pipe fitter
"I had a job when I was 16 at a gas fitter, which was a bit like a pipe fitter"
Small: Dont go on American Idol, I think youll spend the rest of your life living it down and I think its gett
"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?"
Small: Back then, I, most rockers loved Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis... you know in the 60s
"Back then, I, most rockers loved Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis... you know in the '60s"
Small: Unfortunately I was in New York when 9/11 happened
"Unfortunately I was in New York when 9/11 happened"
Small: Its nice to get a response from the artists that I cover
"It's nice to get a response from the artists that I cover"
Small: Its all a matter of hearing what I like and seeing if I can make it fit into my style
"It's all a matter of hearing what I like and seeing if I can make it fit into my style"
Small: Ive been touring now since about 68
"I've been touring now since about '68"
Small: God, Im just a fat bald guy, 60 years old, singing the blues, you know?
"God, I'm just a fat bald guy, 60 years old, singing the blues, you know?"
Small: Once you get into entertaining a quarter of a million people, its a very weird place to be
"Once you get into entertaining a quarter of a million people, it's a very weird place to be"
Small: The world is a tougher place to live in than it was back then, as we come into the computer age
"The world is a tougher place to live in than it was back then, as we come into the computer age"
Small: Its interesting, as I said on the last tour in America, the audience actually came out, they had to hav
"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?"
Small: I was in Germany when the wall came down
"I was in Germany when the wall came down"
Small: I have always been a sucker for ballads, but you have to be careful these days, you cant overload peopl
"I have always been a sucker for ballads, but you have to be careful these days, you can't overload people"
Small: Well, we have this place in Telluride, Colorado. Its somewhere I can just get away and relax and think
"Well, we have this place in Telluride, Colorado. It's somewhere I can just get away and relax and think"
Small: Well, over the years, Ive developed a stable of songs of which Im known for and never get tired of sing
"Well, over the years, I've developed a stable of songs of which I'm known for and never get tired of singing"
Small: I have sung to large crowds since then, and there is a feeling that once you get over 100,000 people, y
"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"
Small: For me, the focus are songs, which really get the audience moving
"For me, the focus are songs, which really get the audience moving"
Small: Europe is usually where I am usually galloping around
"Europe is usually where I am usually galloping around"