Roy Orbison
Musician
1936-04-23
Quotes by Roy Orbison
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I close my eyes, then I drift away, into the magic night I softly say. A silent prayer, like dreamers do, then I fall asleep to dream my dreams of you.
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If you have faith, then your whole life is put in a new perspective. You get to work but enjoy the work at the same time. If you grow spiritually, you do what's in front of you and let the results speak for themselves.
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I've really learned a lot, really learned a lot, love is like a stove, burns you when it's hot.
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I started using sunglasses in Alabama. I was going to do a show with Patsy Cline and Bobby Vee, and I left my clear glasses on the plane. I only had the sunshades, and I was quite embarrassed to go onstage with them, but I did it.
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I may be a living legend, but that sure don't help when I've got to change a flat tire.
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Only the lonely know the way I feel tonight.
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I always felt each instrumental and vocal inflection had to be special... I'd spend almost as much time on those as I'd spend on the song itself.
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You wiggle to the left, you wiggle to the right, you do the Ooby Dooby with all your might.
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Love hurts, love scars, love wounds, and mars.
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