Brenda Lee Quotes

I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can.

A lot of people thought I'd died, because of your coverage, they know I'm still around.

I always loved reading. I always was the spelling bee champion. I always loved words. I always wanted to know what they meant, why you used them, who first said them. I was always interested in that.

John Lennon was very irreverent and very intelligent.

I've always gone to see all kinds of shows and stole what I could, as we all do. We see an artist and hear a song and think, 'I bet I could sing that song. I'll put that in my show.'

I gave up my childhood for a career.

Brother, if you want to get the lowdown, Come along and let's all have a hoedown.

The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders.

You'll never know if it's possible, unless you try it.

I don't think you ever get tired of the well-written, well-crafted songs.

The amazing thing is that I'm sane. I'm not bitter. I'm not drugged out. I'm not broke. I'm still married to the same guy. My children don't hate me.

I always felt that I was one of the women who helped lay the foundation for rock and roll. But I'd always been overlooked by the Hall of Fame.

The word matters in country music, and it always has. And everybody had lived those words in country songs.

Whatever happened to the tomboy I used to be, the slightly rebellious rocker?

I still don't look at myself as a star. I've always had a thankful heart.

I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion.

I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go on.

I believe I became one of the first singers to be launched via television exposure. I guess I was a new kind of musical stylist for a new kind of media.

I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen to me in a plane that could happen. Except a crash.

God has never disappointed me.