Dion DiMucci

I tell you, gospel music is very uplifting. It's great. It's just a lot of fun to write, and it's wonderful for the heart, soul, mind, and spirit. It's just great. ”

Songs, to me, have always been kind of like a diary, you know - and, say, when I did 'Teenager In Love,' maybe I was 16. ”

While Paul Simon is revered, I don't think people get how deep he is. I love the guy. He comes from that early street-harmony, first-generation type of rock and rollers. He gets it. ”

Music is an expression. It's almost like a diary in my life, you know. You express your perceptions and your view on life - your world view. ”

1967 was the bleakest, darkest, most emotional period of my life. ”

The day I heard Hank Williams for the first time, my life changed. ”

We all fled from religion. Living la vida loca, whatever. The '60s, you know. But it always stayed in my heart. As I got older, I started coming back to religion. ”

Life is full of awe and grace and truth, mystery and wonder. I live in that atmosphere. ”

I just love to do the songs, and that's what I'm still about - taking people on a trip. A good trip. ”

I got one of the best sax players in the business - Arno Hecht. He plays with the Uptown Horns and all the great blues bands. He expresses the heart of the Apollo Theatre, let me tell you. ”