About Chris Isaak: Christopher Joseph is an American rock musician and occasional actor. He is best known for his hit song "Wicked Game".
My mom and dad played this music all the time when I was growing up, so to me songs by Jerry Lee and Fats Domino are the classics, they're the best songs ever.
I think I've had the slowest, most methodical career in the business.
I didn't grow up in the typical happy American home, but music was always a safe and wonderful place for me to go.
I hate modern car radios. In my car, I don't even have a push-button radio. It's just got a dial and two knobs. Just AM. One knob makes it louder, and one knob changes the station. When you're driving, that's all I want.
I think I had kind of an advantage. When I was growing up, my dad had just got out of jail and he had a great record collection. He had - it was all - these were the songs. So I heard a lot of these songs, like, my whole life, so for me it was easy. ...
My advice is: if you've got to be miserable to write great music, then drive a truck.
I remember listening to the radio as a kid and finding that the songs always made me feel more peaceful. Funny, but the more hurtin' the music was, the better it made me feel. I think of that now when I write my songs. I may not be feelin' the blues ...
The things that got me through grade school are helping me out later in life. It's like, I show up on time. If you buy a ticket to one of my shows, I'll show up. I'll be there. And if it says 10:00, I'll be on stage at 10:00.
I don't think I've had a more miserable life than a lot of people. I think I've had a pretty lucky life.
I blow up fireworks all the time, and I love making milkshakes and banana splits.
When I play it I look out and see people hold on to each other and dance or just couples leaning into each other and kiss. And I'll go: 'You know, I could have worked hard at school and been a dentist. But I'm so glad I didn't.' Because when I look o...
I talk to people who are musicians, and they go, Oh this is hell. And I go, Are you kidding me? You never put tar paper on a roof, did ya?
I got by as a musician since day one. I don't live beyond my means. I have real cheap tastes.
There was a misconception about me when I started off because I had my hair greased up and I have some vague resemblance to the hillbilly gene pool that Elvis came from. People would say, 'You want to be Elvis' and I would say, 'No'.
I'm not the kind of guy to talk about angels: I'm a very pragmatic kind of guy.
I keep things pretty simple.
When people ask me really stupid questions or get it really wrong, I feel embarrassed for them. I don't really feel angry at them.
My only expenses are probably guitar strings and records.
I'm in showbusiness. I'm an entertainer.
I'm the star of stage, screen, and television now, but I'm also available for children's parties and bar mitzvahs.
