Aaron Neville Quotes
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I've done all different kinds of genres - doo-wop, pop, funk, gospel, country, jazz, you name it.
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Until I went to rehab, I didn't understand what it did.
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In New Orleans, music is part of the culture. You're raised with it, from the cradle to the grave, and all in-between.
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I remember going up and doing 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' with Paul Simon, Santana playing up there with us.
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I'll be singing with The Blind Boys of Alabama, which is a great joy to me. I've done some work with them before, and they truly are amazing.
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I even done a doo-wop version of the Mickey Mouse march.
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Without faith, I don't think I'd be here.
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Me and my partners had been stealing cars for a while.
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I think St. Jude helped me achieve some miracles in my life - that's why I wear the medallion in my left ear and never take it out.
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God is waiting for us, to forgive us all, and what is broken, he'll fix.
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My dad and my mom were big Nat King Cole fans, so they had everything he did.
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Every day, some act of kindness comes my way, even if it's just someone opening the door. It happens every day if you keep an eye out for it. Keeping an eye out, that's the key.
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My mother turned me onto St. Jude back in the days when I was wild and crazy. She took me to the shrine on Rampart Street.
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Singing is my entire life. I nearly lost that. I am so blessed to be able to do this. It's the only thing I've ever wanted to do.
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I write poetry on my iPhone. I've got about 100 poems on there.
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I feel it was just a few years ago I was running around in short pants.
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I never really got paid for 'Tell It Like Is,' but I look back at it and say God knew what he was doing; he probably figured that if I had got money back in them days, I wouldn't be here now. That's okay. I'm here. And I'm still singing the song.
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So now I have a collection of poetry by Aaron Neville and I give it to people I want to share it with. I'd like to publish it someday.
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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.
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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.
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I dig Steve Harvey: he's the suit man. I be checking him out.
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When I sang, I couldn't help making those little curves. People would say, 'Why don't you sing straight?' But I have always had to put something in.
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My brother Art was a doo-wopper. He had a group that sat out on a park bench in New Orleans and sang harmonies at night, and they'd go around and win all the talent shows and get all the girls, you know.
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I balance with prayer and music. I sing every day.