Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBEwas an English singer and musician. He was known for his gritty voice, spasmodic body movement in performance and definitive versions of popular songs...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth20 May 1944
song tired years
Well, over the years, I've developed a stable of songs of which I'm known for and never get tired of singing.
age world computer
The world is a tougher place to live in than it was back then, as we come into the computer age.
people feelings elements
I have sung to large crowds since then, and there is a feeling that once you get over 100,000 people, you kind of lose the control element, you don't know if you are really getting through or not.
people these-days ballads
I have always been a sucker for ballads, but you have to be careful these days, you can't overload people.
jobs gas pipe
I had a job when I was 16 at a gas fitter, which was a bit like a pipe fitter.
thinking relax colorado
Well, we have this place in Telluride, Colorado. Its somewhere I can just get away and relax and think.
real world musician
Making music, if youre a real musician, you carry on, regardless in this world.
song people lists
Some of the songs I do once in a while that I kinda... my set list is basically like my hits, there is a good reason why they are there; people really like them.
touring
Ive been touring now since about 68.
europe galloping
Europe is usually where I am usually galloping around.
song moving want
Yeah, one of the main ways is for songs that make me want to move.
nice artist response
It's nice to get a response from the artists that I cover.
berries littles chuck
Back then, I, most rockers loved Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis... you know in the '60s.
wall germany
I was in Germany when the wall came down.