Peter Cooper looks at the world with an artist's eye and a human heart and soul. His songs are the work of an original, creative imagination, alive with humor and heartbreak and irony and intelligence, with truth and beauty in the details. Deep stuff. And they get better every time you listen to them.
Kris KristoffersonAs soon as you learn to never give up, you have to learn the power and wisdom of unconditional surrender, and that one doesn't cancel out the other; they just exist as contradictions. The wisdom of it comes as you get older.
Kris KristoffersonGordon Lightfoot has created some of the most beautiful and lasting music of our time. He is Bob Dylan's favorite singer/songwriter - high praise from the best of us, applauded by the rest of us.
Kris KristoffersonI grew up in a time when people believed in duty, honor and country. My grandfathers were both officers. My father was a General in the Air Force. My brother and I were both in the Army. I've always felt a kinship with soldiers; I think it's possible to support the warrior and be against the war.
Kris KristoffersonYou're the only one that you are screwin', when you put down what you don't understand.
Kris KristoffersonYou don't paddle against the current, you paddle with it. And if you get good at it, you throw away the oars.
Kris KristoffersonRoy Orbison was one of the genuinely nicest persons I've ever known. With one of the most beautiful voices in the history of recorded music he could easily have had an opera star's ego, but he was one of the humblest, kindest, sweetest human beings to grace this planet. This in spite of the enormous tragedies in his life. A brave, beautiful blessing of a man.
Kris KristoffersonJesus was a Capricorn, he ate organic foods, he believed in love and peace, and never wore no shoes.
Kris KristoffersonTell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.
Kris KristoffersonBobby McGee' was the song that made the difference for me. Every time I sing it, I still think of Janis.
Kris KristoffersonThe world he saw was sadder than the one he hoped to find. But it wasn't near as lonesome as the one he left behind.
Kris KristoffersonThere are points in your life, especially if you have creative ambitions, where selfishness is necessary.
Kris KristoffersonJust remember that William Blake wasn't even published in his lifetime. Ya gotta keep creating.
Kris KristoffersonJohnny Cash's face belongs on Mount Rushmore...I don't write as much as I did back when I was writing songs every day. I've come to know when I've got a good one, although sometimes it takes the world awhile to catch up with me...If you're in it because you love it and you have to do it, that's the right reason. If you're in it because you want to get rich or famous, don't do it.
Kris KristoffersonI don't think I've gotten any smarter, but your reflexes slow down before you do something stupid when you're older.
Kris KristoffersonI want you to know I'm an Army brat; I was a captain in the Army and my brother was a jet pilot in the Navy. So I support our troops; I identify with them. But I sure as hell don't identify with the bastards who sent them over there.
Kris KristoffersonIf you're in it because you love it and you have to do it, that's the right reason. If you're in it because you want to get rich or famous, don't do it. People often say that my first years in Nashville, when I wasn't getting anything cut, were tough. Hell, those were great years.
Kris KristoffersonThe closest Ive come to knowing myself is in losing myself. Thats why I loved football before I loved music. I could lose myself in it.
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