Even in junior high, I always knew I had a talent for music and I knew I could make money that way.
BOB SEGEREven in junior high, I always knew I had a talent for music and I knew I could make money that way.
BOB SEGERHe spent all night staring down at the lights on L.A., wondering if he ever could go home.
BOB SEGERI work my back ’til it’s racked with pain, the boss can’t even recall my name.
BOB SEGEROut past the cornfields where the woods got heavy, out in the back seat of my ’60 Chevy. Workin’ on mysteries without any clues, workin’ on our night moves.
BOB SEGERCall me a relic, call me what you will, say I’m old fashion, say I’m over the hill. Today’s music ain’t got the same soul, I like that old time rock and roll.
BOB SEGERIt was 22 years of work in a row, right up until 1987. Twenty-two years in a row-either on tour, writing an album, or recording an album. It wasn’t until 1987 that I was able to take a breath.
BOB SEGERI write a lot of songs people don’t hear. I really just enjoy the process. I finish ’em all. I don’t think there’s a whole lot of difference between the bad ones and the good ones.
BOB SEGERTake a lesson from the trees, watch the way they bend with each breeze, little victories.
BOB SEGERWhen you’re in a relationship, you’re always surrounded by a ring of circumstances… joined together by a wedding ring, or in a boxing ring.
BOB SEGERDeep in my soul, I’ve been so lonely, all of my hopes fading away. I’ve longed for love, like everyone else does, I know I’ll keep searching after today.
BOB SEGERI just start playing music and eventually I sing something, a line of a verse or a B section or a line of a chorus, and the line that I end up singing is related to the music I’m playing, if that makes any sense. And I go from there.
BOB SEGERShe had been born with a face that would let her get away, he saw that face and he lost all control.
BOB SEGERRadio is so fragmented, it’s unbelievable.
BOB SEGERThe two hours onstage is great. But I can only play a show and then take a night off. I have to sing for two hours, and then I’ve gotta rest it for a night. So it’s the other 46 hours that are just boring as heck.
BOB SEGERThere was this long lovely dancer in a little club downtown, love to watch her do her stuff.
BOB SEGERAlfred Hitchcock, Isaac Newton, Elvis Presley, Captain Bligh, they’re heroic or pathetic depending on which book you buy.
BOB SEGER