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I blow up fireworks all the time, and I love making milkshakes and banana splits.

~Chris Isaak

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When people ask me really stupid questions or get it really wrong, I feel embarrassed for them. I don't really feel angry at them.

~Chris Isaak

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My advice is: if you've got to be miserable to write great music, then drive a truck.

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When I play it I look out and see people hold on to each other and dance or just couples leaning into each other and kiss. And I'll go: 'You know, I could have worked hard at school and been a dentist. But I'm so glad I didn't.' Because when I look out and see that I feel like the Pied Piper of love.

~Chris Isaak

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There was a misconception about me when I started off because I had my hair greased up and I have some vague resemblance to the hillbilly gene pool that Elvis came from. People would say, 'You want to be Elvis' and I would say, 'No'.

~Chris Isaak

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I'm not the kind of guy to talk about angels: I'm a very pragmatic kind of guy.

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I think I'm in a really nice position, where I'm sure I could do another show if I wanted to do one, but right now the main thing in my mind is writing songs.

~Chris Isaak

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One thing, when you're an actor, you finish something and then you have to worry about what the next gig is. When you're a musician, you can always write your own stuff, and I'm working on new stuff for a new album right now.

~Chris Isaak

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The things that got me through grade school are helping me out later in life. It's like, I show up on time. If you buy a ticket to one of my shows, I'll show up. I'll be there. And if it says 10:00, I'll be on stage at 10:00.

~Chris Isaak

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I talk to people who are musicians, and they go, Oh this is hell. And I go, Are you kidding me? You never put tar paper on a roof, did ya?

~Chris Isaak

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: June 26th, 1956

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