And being away and not performing for a long time and really connecting with my audience for a long time, I have a great responsibility to myself and to them to do it exactly the way the process was when I was young. Jackie DeShannon American Musician More Jackie DeShannon Quotes 0
And I just remember, you know, breaking into tears and feeling so empty because, as long as Elvis was in the world, you always knew something was going and he always had something that kept everybody mesmerized. Jackie DeShannon American Musician More Jackie DeShannon Quotes 0
And unless you have that sense of being creative, people think you're just working all the time. Jackie DeShannon American Musician More Jackie DeShannon Quotes 0
Elvis was, at least the times I was around him, Elvis was a practical joker. He was always, had some little mischievous something going. Jackie DeShannon American Musician More Jackie DeShannon Quotes 0
I mean, I can sit down with a guitar, and in fact, we do two, three songs with just guitar and percussion. Jackie DeShannon American Musician More Jackie DeShannon Quotes 0
I was lucky enough to first meet Elvis at his house in Bel Air and he used to invite different artists, singers and musicians, to come and jam with him at his house. Jackie DeShannon American Musician More Jackie DeShannon Quotes 0
I would think, to me, growing up in the south, growing up with all the gospel music, singing in the church and having that rhythm and blues - the blues background was my big inspiration. Jackie DeShannon American Musician More Jackie DeShannon Quotes 0
The happy story right now is the full page in Vanity Fair, which gives me a great deal of exposure. Jackie DeShannon American Musician More Jackie DeShannon Quotes 0
There are some good songs, but not the kind of song-writing that I remember, that I like. Springsteen still does it. Paul Simon, and there are also good writers, but that doesn't dominate the charts. Jackie DeShannon American Musician More Jackie DeShannon Quotes 0
There was a lot of great writing couples, but I try to do it all myself. And it was practically impossible, but I still managed to be ahead of my time. Jackie DeShannon American Musician More Jackie DeShannon Quotes 0
Well, as an artist, I think that Elvis's generosity to me he always talked very highly about me, he always spoke very highly about my work and singing and my writing. Jackie DeShannon American Musician More Jackie DeShannon Quotes 0
When Elvis was performing, you just tried to figure out a way to get there. I think he set all the records and anyone that has ever had the good fortune to see him, you know what it's like to try to get in to see Elvis. It was impossible, practically. Jackie DeShannon American Musician More Jackie DeShannon Quotes 0
When I used to go to Elvis's house was always a nightmare trying to get into the house because of so many fans outside the gate and he really couldn't go anywhere without sneaking in or doing something because people just wanted to be around him and to be with him. Jackie DeShannon American Musician More Jackie DeShannon Quotes 0