Aaron Neville

I'm here now because of my faith. That's what got me singing and what has kept me singing. That is what I have: what has kept me doing right and has provided me with the chances and the attitude and the skills to do this. ”

I didn't just get to 75 years by tiptoeing. I had to work hard sometimes. ”

If you had told me I'd be making 62 tomorrow, I'd say you were lying. ”

When I was living in the projects, I had a mop stick for my horse. I wanted to be Gene Autry or Roy Rogers, so I would ride my mop through the projects. ”

People are living a lot longer these days and not preparing for it. I'm in the gym and, you know, using my voice. ”

You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really. ”