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Let's say I'm not feeling well, and somebody would say to me, 'Just do an easy show, just go out and do a light...' - I can't! I cannot do that kind of a show. I have to still put 150 percent into it, and it's funny: it's so healing to do that.

~Gene Pitney

Topics: Cannot Easy Feeling Funny Go Healing Just Kind Light Me Out Percent Put Say Show Somebody Still Well Would

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I'm a performer. I've tried everything there is.

~Gene Pitney

Topics: Everything Performer Tried

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I was just different. When the other kids gravitated to football or basketball, I went fishing and skating. I was into trapping animals, pheasants and squirrels. Not only was I trapper, I was a taxidermist.

~Gene Pitney

Topics: Animals Basketball Different Fishing Football Just Kids Only Other Other Kids Skating Squirrels

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The thing I always liked best about touring abroad was constantly running into different people, different cultures, different foods. It really pumped up my batteries... I'm constantly playing to a demographically diverse audience... one generation is driven by nostalgia, the next by curiosity. And that's why I have no plans to retire.

~Gene Pitney

Topics: About Abroad Always Audience Batteries Best Constantly Cultures Curiosity Different Different Cultures Different People Diverse Driven Foods Generation Liked Next Nostalgia People Plans Playing Pumped Really Retire Running Thing Touring Up Why

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People tell me all the time that I must be so sad. I never was. It's just the way I sing.

~Gene Pitney

Topics: Just Me Must Never People Sad Sing Tell Time Way

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You have 'listeners' ears' when you're just starting out, and your 'listeners' ears' tell you what will work. You lose those ears later, when you break songs down into production elements too much.

~Gene Pitney

Topics: Break Down Ears Elements Just Later Listeners Lose Much Out Production Songs Starting Tell Those Too Too Much Will Work You Your

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I always feel that it's great when you can be happy when you're by yourself. That's not a bad thing.

~Gene Pitney

Topics: Always Bad Bad Thing Be Happy Feel Great Happy Thing You Yourself

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: February 17th, 1941

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