Ray Stevens Quotes

The government is already into our lives a whole lot more than they should be. If I were president, I'd roll everything back. Everything!

Osama, yo Mama didn't raise you right. When you were young, she must have wrapped your turban too tight.

They call him the Streak, he likes to turn the other cheek. He's always making the news, wearing just his tennis shoes.

George Jones may be gone but his music will live on forever. What a great voice and a great friend.

I love what I do. I made my first record in '57. I don't think I'll ever get tired of making records and writing songs and singing and being in the music business.

I'm a big fan of comedy music.

People will remember a good comedy song a lot longer than they would some of the so-called straight love songs.

I did recording sessions as a musician as well as a background vocalist and enjoyed every minute of it. I remember singing harmony with Waylon Jennings on a few songs that were hits. Chet Atkins always put me up so high that I strained to hit every note. It was a lot of fun.

Take the wonder drug that cures all your ills, take Jeremiah Peabody's polyunsaturated, quick dissolving, fast acting, pleasant tasting, green and purple pills.

I saw Louis Armstrong perform at Albany State College on Radio Springs Road. He was probably the first famous individual I saw in concert. Unfortunately, I never did get to meet him.

The human brain is a funny thing: it's very susceptible to tempo and melody. You put the right words to it, and it becomes very influential.

I'm not just a singer of funny songs; I am basically, first and foremost, a musician. I'm always recording all styles of music.

Bill Justis was a saxophone player, good musician, arranger, and friend of mine who had a big hit called 'Raunchy.'

I'm a terrible trumpet player.

I just love music in general. I've been a fan of all different kinds of music since I can remember.