Quotes by Bobby Womack

About Bobby Womack:

Robert Dwayne "Bobby" Womack was an American singer-songwriter and musician, and producer. Since the early 1960s, when he started his career as the lead singer of his family musical group The Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's career spanned more than 50 years, during which he played in the styles of R&B, soul, rock and roll, doo-wop, gospel, and country.
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I think people like it when I tell them, 'I'm lucky to be here, because they are, too. Ain't nothing to do with age. There ain't nothing promised to you. Everybody's going to die.

Bobby Womack

I met a zillion people through Ronnie Wood. He's been my friend since he was in The Faces, and he's still my best friend. A real person, earthy, working 24 hours a day, uplifting to be around, and he's still got that fire about music.

Bobby Womack

It is my fondest wish that the gift of song that God has given me will flow from my soul to yours and help ease any burden that might weigh upon you.

Bobby Womack

I keep living life as it's dealt to me. Sometimes, it's not dealt 100 percent. Sometimes it's dealt on the low '30s.

Bobby Womack

People think you have to go through a lot of changes to become a soul singer, You just have to go through life.

Bobby Womack

When I want to check out how my life's been, I go through my albums. They steps in my life.

Bobby Womack

You learn if you mind stay open. And once you can't learn no more, your mind must be closed. Life goes on and you keep growing, you know?

Bobby Womack

My son's always saying, 'Pop, I ain't being egotistical, but nobody else can do it like you.' And I say it's not that I don't believe that they do it, I'm just caught up in my own little world. Not just the music, my own world of life. I say you can'...

Bobby Womack

Nobody could understand why a guy would love his guitar, then all of a sudden turn around and try to destroy it. Jimi was just different.

Bobby Womack

Plantation gospel music was the stuff I fell in love with when I was a kid - these beautiful melodies and these hard, hard stories.

Bobby Womack

I like to swim, I like to play with my dogs and I love to eat - but I have to start watching that because my suits are getting too small.

Bobby Womack

I started with Sam Cooke when I was 6 or 7 years old.

Bobby Womack

People shout out for songs and I don't even remember writing them.

Bobby Womack

Leave them wanting more and you know they'll call you back.

Bobby Womack

I will play my part by singing the spirit into every open heart.

Bobby Womack

We take things for granted, and because we wake up every day, you start talking about what you're going to do next week. I said, 'Who told you you would be here next week?'

Bobby Womack

I know a lot of people who are not here anymore, and I wonder why I'm still here... Not a day goes by that I don't think about Sam Cooke. His presence is so strong and so convincing to me, a true artist, a true talent, who never talked down to people...

Bobby Womack

Chicago is old stomping grounds for me.

Bobby Womack

I was on stage with Cyndi Lauper, and my trousers split. It seemed like she was going to sing for ever.

Bobby Womack

Estee Lauder cologne. Sam Cooke always wore it, and I started wearing it because he wore it.

Bobby Womack

Author Bio

  • NameBobby Womack
  • DescriptionAmerican singer-songwriter and musician
  • AliasesRobert Dwayne Womack
  • BornMarch 4, 1944
  • DiedJune 27, 2014
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Musician; Songwriter