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But I knew if I ran I'd never be able to sing, so I had to take my punishment.

~Aaron Neville

Topics: Able Had Knew Never Punishment Ran Sing Take

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So I went in front of the judge, and I had my St. Jude prayer book in my pocket and my St. Jude medal. And I'm standing there and that judge said I was found guilty, so he sentenced me to what the law prescribed: one to 14 years.

~Aaron Neville

Topics: Book Found Front Guilty Had He Jude Judge Law Me Medal Pocket Prayer Prescribed Said Standing Years

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I always tell people I want to see the world through His eyes, and I want people to see Him in me.

~Aaron Neville

Topics: Always Eyes Him His Me People See Tell Through Want World

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I owe it all to Jesus.

~Aaron Neville

Topics: Jesus Owe

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We used to play football on the levee, with no shirts on in the summer - August in New Orleans - and my skin would turn red. They'd call me Redskin, Red Apache, then it turned around to Apache Red.

~Aaron Neville

Topics: Around August Call Football Me New New Orleans Orleans Play Play Football Red Shirts Skin Summer Then Turn Turned Used Would

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Through the years, I found we had Native American blood in us. My great-grandmother came from the island of Martinique, and they hooked up with the Native Americans of Louisiana.

~Aaron Neville

Topics: American Blood Came Found Had Hooked Island Louisiana Native Native American Native Americans Through Up Us Years

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I might see something on TV and get inspired to write about it. I can't sit down and plan to write. It has to come to me in my head like someone telling me the words.

~Aaron Neville

Topics: About Come Down Get Head Inspired Like Me Might Plan See Sit Someone Something Telling Tv Words Write

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The first time I recorded without Allen Toussaint, I wanted to do doo-wop. Everything I've done since then has got some kind of doo-wop essence in it.

~Aaron Neville

Topics: Allen Done Essence Everything First First Time Got Kind Recorded Since Some Then Time Wanted Without

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I even done a doo-wop version of the Mickey Mouse march.

~Aaron Neville

Topics: Done Even March Mickey Mickey Mouse Mouse Version

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Doo-wop is the true music to me, man. Doo-wop was what nurtured me and grew me into who I am, and I guess even when I was in school, the teacher probably thought I had ADD or something every day, because I'd be beating on the desks, singing like the Flamingos or the Spaniels or Clyde McPhatter or somebody.

~Aaron Neville

Topics: Add Am Beating Because Day Even Every Every Day Grew Guess Had Like Man Me Music Nurtured School Singing Somebody Something Teacher Thought True Who I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: January 24th, 1941

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