Thursday Thirteen #25 - What Are Words For?

This week we are going to take a peek at quotes from some of my favorite musicians. Some are funny, some are sad. All of them offer insight into the artist.

1. "You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body's sermon on how to behave." Billie Holiday

2. "To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater." Bono - U2

3. "I'm always amazed that people take what I say seriously. I don't even take what I am seriously." David Bowie aka Ziggy Stardust, Thin White Duke, Aladdin Sane

4. "Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos." Mick Jagger - The Rolling Stones

5. "I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great." Ray Charles

6. "Sometimes I am two people. Johnny is the nice one. Cash causes all the trouble. They fight." Johnny Cash

7. "I'm the one that has to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want to. " Jimi Hendrix

8. "Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans." John Lennon

9. "I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend." Freddie Mercury - Queen

10. "My only weapon is the songs. That's my only kind of way to express where I'm at." Van Morrison

11. "I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." Kurt Cobain - Nirvana

12. "Onstage I make love to 25,000 people, then I go home alone." Janis Joplin

13. "I sort of enjoy the fact that I'm misunderstood most of the time. That's fine." Billie Joe Armstrong - Green Day