Quotes by Kenny Rogers

About Kenny Rogers:

Kenneth Ray is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Kenny Rogers

It is difficult to get played at my age on the radio.

Kenny Rogers

Radio is aimed at the 30-year-old market, so you have to have great music and appeal to get that age group. And you need a record company to believe in you. It's like a bit of the perfect storm.

Kenny Rogers

Growing older is not upsetting; being perceived as old is.

Kenny Rogers

Know when to hold 'um, know when to fold 'um and know when to walk away from cameramen.

Kenny Rogers

You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run.

Kenny Rogers

I had holes in my jeans well before it was fashionable.

Kenny Rogers

I have awards right now that I do not remember walking on stage to get.

Kenny Rogers

I think when you're in the public eye, you feel a pressure to stay younger looking.

Kenny Rogers

I feel like I learn something from everything I do.

Kenny Rogers

I was raised in the church.

Kenny Rogers

When I think of the things I have, it makes me a little uneasy. I don't want people to think I've lost touch with reality.

Kenny Rogers

Here's what I've learned about raising boys... if you keep 'em busy, they're fine. You let 'em get bored, they'll dismantle your house board by board.

Kenny Rogers

I'm much more comfortable singing than talking.

Kenny Rogers

I think it's fun to play for people who don't know what you do.

Kenny Rogers

People will clap to be nice. They will not laugh to be nice.

Kenny Rogers

The first six years of my career, I got more comments on my weight than on my singing. So I think I became so self-conscious that I started working on it harder.

Kenny Rogers

If you want people to know what your message is, just sing it.

Kenny Rogers

You know, when you're poor and you have a bunch of kids in your family, you don't know that everybody's not poor.

Kenny Rogers

I still like going on the road and performing, but it's getting tougher. I try to have my wife and the twins with me but it's getting harder and harder for them. They need to be in a home environment and not traveling with me.

Kenny Rogers

Author Bio

  • NameKenny Rogers
  • DescriptionAmerican singer-songwriter
  • BornAugust 21, 1938
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Actor; Singer-songwriter; Musician; Entrepreneur