Top 16 Quotes & Sayings by Del Shannon

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American musician Del Shannon.

Last updated on November 17, 2024.

Charles Weedon Westover, better known by his stage name Del Shannon, was an American rock and roll country musician, singer and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one Billboard hit "Runaway". In 1999, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition, he also had minor acting roles.

American - Musician | December 30, 1934 - February 8, 1990

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I was an outcast growing up with a bunch of Christian people. My father didn't go to church, and that was not good news if you lived right in the middle of it.

Del Shannon

I usually write when I'm in a great place. When I'm depressed, I don't usually write. So I take all of when I'm depressed and throw it into when I'm feeling good. Weird, I guess.

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I love to perform. But I don't like the traveling.

Del Shannon

I laughed at Willie Nelson, wondering why he spends all his life on that tour bus. And I look at myself, and I'm sitting in airplanes half the time.

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I saw I could rhyme words. It came simply to me. But I wrote some pretty horrible songs that I still have on tape.

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I do me, and me is my hits. I'm out there really to satisfy the people.

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If it's a whole show of my own, I'll do more of what I think Del Shannon is. But for shows like Disneyland, I'll just do mainly hits. That's what they want to hear. I don't want to bore people. If I wanted that much to play nothing but 12 new songs, then I should go do it in a bar somewhere for peanuts.

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When I was 20, I was drinking. When I was 30, I was drinking more, and at 40, way too much.

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I eat ice cream. It's better than booze.

Del Shannon

There were times in my career when I would try to write songs like Bob Dylan... Artists get hooked up in that. To be a follower, you lose.

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Nobody thinks mystery writers go around killing people, but they always seem to assume singers are singing about themselves, especially if you write melancholy songs like me.

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I wonder why why why why why why, she ran away?

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It's curious how many people are ready to believe that the highest prices guarantee the best value.

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Here she comes that little town flirt, you're falling for her and you're gonna get hurt.

Del Shannon

Nobody keeps a cat. They condescend to live with you is all.

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