Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak
Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak is an American rock musician and occasional actor. He is best known for his hit "Wicked Game", as well as the popular hit songs "Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing" and "Somebody's Crying". He is renowned for his signature 1950s rock & roll style and crooner sound, as well as his soaring falsetto and reverb-laden music. He is closely associated with film director David Lynch, who has used his music in numerous films and gave him...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth26 June 1956
CityStockton, CA
CountryUnited States of America
In the long run, there are people who've made more money or had bigger stardom at points. But, I think I'll have come out winning.
This is a pleasant change for us. We play Vegas. It is nice to be around people who are actually giving something, instead of taking.
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.
I don't think I've had a more miserable life than a lot of people. I think I've had a pretty lucky life.
It's strange what desire will make foolish people do.
The one thing I've always had going for me was people's low expectations. Nobody ever expects a whole hell of a lot from me.
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'.
I don't know what people think in making record is like. But basically, I got a bunch of spaghetti and spaghetti sauce, and the whole band was staying at my house and we had a ball.
The '50s was a pretty wonderful time for people, it was hopeful.
I don't spend as much time on my hair as people think. I get out of the shower, whack some grease on there and I'm done.
The tough thing about radio is I've met a lot of people in it who like my music. But it's hard for them to figure out how to play what they like when there's somebody up above them yelling 'you have to play this.
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?
It's the new 'happy Chris,' for kids everywhere,
They're over there in harm's way, for right or wrong, on behalf of us. We asked them to go. And I feel for them.