Del Shannon
Del Shannon
Del Shannonwas an American rock and roll and country musician, and singer-songwriter who is best known for his 1961 No. 1 Billboard hit "Runaway"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth30 December 1934
CityGrand Rapids, MI
CountryUnited States of America
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Nobody thinks mystery writers go around killing people, but they always seem to assume singers are singing about themselves, especially if you write melancholy songs like me.
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I usually write when I'm in a great place. When I'm depressed, I don't usually write. So I take all of when I'm depressed and throw it into when I'm feeling good. Weird, I guess.
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I laughed at Willie Nelson, wondering why he spends all his life on that tour bus. And I look at myself, and I'm sitting in airplanes half the time.
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When I was 20, I was drinking. When I was 30, I was drinking more, and at 40, way too much.