72 Quotes by Joe Cocker

When I look back, I didn't take care of myself at all.

There are people who'll dismiss me as 'just' a singer. That's how it is, how it's always been, but just because I'm not hunched over a piece of paper with a pen in my hand doesn't mean I'm not putting in the graft.

I don't think you can live as long as I have in rock n' roll and not take a few hard knocks.

I always encourage my promoter to see if we can go someplace new. And he'll go, 'OK, how about Armenia?'

I think the only thing I would've ever been any good at was probably being a pub landlord. I've thought of that a couple of times.

I still like the stuff from the old days: Marvin Gaye, Donnie Hathaway.

I thought it would be good to keep Europe alone for a bit, so it's coming up to almost three years since I have played over there.

To be on the road, even if you're not that happy, is all right, as long as I'm pourin' me heart into it.

We have a cafe up here where we live, we had it open for 3 years, and my wife was running it. But I sank so much money into it... we gave it a shot.