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.
years want looks
I only look at things in a short term of a few years, but admittedly, I reevaluate what I'm doing, and whether I want to continue touring or not.
years guy singing
God, I'm just a fat bald guy, 60 years old, singing the blues, you know?
years
Over the years, Ive worked with just about everybody.
I used to slap my hip to keep a beat.
I still like the stuff from the old days: Marvin Gaye, Donnie Hathaway.
almost alone coming english-musician europe good played since three
I thought it would be good to keep Europe alone for a bit, so it's coming up to almost three years since I have played over there.
few hard
I don't think you can live as long as I have in rock n' roll and not take a few hard knocks.
dismiss paper people piece putting
There are people who'll dismiss me as 'just' a singer. That's how it is, how it's always been, but just because I'm not hunched over a piece of paper with a pen in my hand doesn't mean I'm not putting in the graft.
cafe english-musician gave money open running wife
We have a cafe up here where we live, we had it open for 3 years, and my wife was running it. But I sank so much money into it... we gave it a shot.
To be on the road, even if you're not that happy, is all right, as long as I'm pourin' me heart into it.
knew
When I used to put an album out, I knew everyone on the charts. There weren't that many bands. Now, I couldn't even name half the new groups.
When I look back, I didn't take care of myself at all.
english-musician york
Unfortunately I was in New York when 9/11 happened.