Top 35 Bob Seger Quotes

I wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.

I really like the thing I did with Martina McBride. I had that song sitting around for a long time.

I drive a Mustang. A 2005 five-speed GT convertible.

You can’t get a good crew and a good sound system, and a good light system if you do a small tour. If you want the best, those guys want a commitment of about 4 to 6 months. And I’d want the best people and the best stuff.

I just fell into the Dylanesque idea of recording. He is real fast.

Radio is so fragmented, it’s unbelievable.

I don’t have and have never had an email address. I’m old school. But as far as downloads go, my only objection is I like the sound of CDs better, so I buy those. I think the sound quality is better.

I grew up with another pretty darn good writer: Glenn Frey of the Eagles. We were very good friends, and we kind of studied it together.

The most famous rumor for me is that I had throat cancer. I never had throat cancer… I don’t know why that started… The way I sing, probably.

I can only get my drummer in the winter; he plays with Grand Funk all summer.

I’ve covered so much Tom Waits. He’s one of my favorite writers. I have a real affinity to how he writes.

You go to LA, or you go to New York, and it’s really fun to go there. But they’re not grounded. Everybody is just competing all the time for the limelight. It’s too much entertainment industry. There are too many choices. And it’s distracting to me.

I always loved music. You know, my parents said I started singing when I was 4, in the car.

Be original. That’s my best advice. You’re going to find that there’s something that you do well, and try to do it with as much originality as you can, and don’t skimp on the words. Work on the words.

Every now and then you’ll nail one that’s really, really special. And that’s what you live for.

Unlike a lot of people, I don’t need the affirmation or anything.

We’ve got to practice three weeks, get the kinks out, then we’ve got to practice three weeks with the crew, and then go out for four months. It’s just a huge chunk of time out of life.

I’d rather make music than tour.

My band is so dedicated, everybody works very hard. The No. 1 priority is the show, and it’s pretty cool because we all pull together, and it’s fun. It’s like being on a sports team or something.

Yeah, I’m just blessed to have this very strong thing, my vocals. I’m very healthy in that regard.

I’m just trying to keep things simple, and just be a little more offhand and not get so deep into things. Enjoy what you got right now, because who knows what’s going to happen tomorrow.

That’s a good way to live, go against the wind.

When I try to write I try to write something different every time. That’s the challenge.

Great sex is wonderful while it’s happening, but who remembers great sex they had in 1983?

Elvis came along when I was 10. My father gave me a bass ukulele. I taught myself how to play from a book to play some chords, so I was laying down ‘Hound Dog’ and things like that when I was 10 years old in 1955. That’s the way I was. My ear was glued to the radio. I knew right then what I wanted to do.

Even in junior high, I always knew I had a talent for music and I knew I could make money that way.

I’m listing to music all the time. I have favorite artists. Kid Rock loves the Civil Wars’ song ‘Barton Hollow.’ We both said that’s our favorite country song of the year. That knocks me out.

If I want to work, I can. If I want to play golf, or ride my motorcycle, I can. But the rest of it is family. Sometimes you’re not really needed by your family, but you’re there. And my kids like to know I’m there.

The studio is really fun because I don’t make it into the studio unless I’ve got something I really like. I love working with different musicians in the studio; that’s a real joy, working with someone for the first time.

You’re not going to hear me do a rap song, you’re not going to hear me do a jazz song. We have to be true to our roots, do what we do, and try to do it a little better each time.

I sailboat raced, I love to go out on my motorcycle alone, but I also love my family dearly. I love that aspect of my life as well.

You don’t know what inspires you. You like to think you know what inspires you, but in the final analysis I don’t think you really do. It’s great to look at a blank sheet of paper, you know, and walk up to an instrument and not know what’s gonna happen. It’s the most challenging thing I do.

I’m really glad I didn’t have kids earlier, because I probably would have ignored them. I was so into my career. I could just go and play a ton of shows, night after night after night. I can’t do that anymore.

We’ve been really lucky. We’ve gotten a lot of airplay over the years. I guess people keep requesting our songs on the radio, because Lord knows I don’t do a whole lot to promote myself.

I had kids at age 47, and very late in life, and I’d been doing it for 30 straight years, writing songs, making a record and touring and starting the process right over.