Brenda Lee Quotes

Brother, if you want to get the lowdown, Come along and let's all have a hoedown.

The amazing thing is that I'm sane. I'm not bitter. I'm not drugged out. I'm not broke. I'm still married to the same guy. My children don't hate me.

I still don't look at myself as a star. I've always had a thankful heart.

I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can.

I believe I became one of the first singers to be launched via television exposure. I guess I was a new kind of musical stylist for a new kind of media.

God has never disappointed me.

I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen to me in a plane that could happen. Except a crash.

I gave up my childhood for a career.

I dont think you ever get tired of the well-written, well-crafted songs.

John Lennon was very irreverent and very intelligent.

I was nuts about Elvis, like every girl in America.

I didnt really have an agenda for my talent. I just wanted to be able to sing.

The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders.

I always loved reading. I always was the spelling bee champion. I always loved words. I always wanted to know what they meant, why you used them, who first said them. I was always interested in that.

The Beatles were raw musically, but I think they really had something.

Im Sorry was one of the first songs to come out of Nashville using strings.

I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion.

Whatever happened to the tomboy I used to be, the slightly rebellious rocker?

I had been singing since I was 3 years old, so my love of singing was always there.

I'm sorry if I took some things for granted, I'm sorry for the chains I put on you. But more than anything, I'm sorry for myself for living without you.

I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go on.

I always felt that I was one of the women who helped lay the foundation for rock and roll. But I'd always been overlooked by the Hall of Fame.