Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBEwas an English singer and musician. He was known for his gritty voice, spasmodic body movement in performance and definitive versions of popular songs...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth20 May 1944
wall germany
I was in Germany when the wall came down.
song able rays
I would like to be able to do a song with Ray Charles, before we both get too old.
nice artist response
It's nice to get a response from the artists that I cover.
song moving want
Yeah, one of the main ways is for songs that make me want to move.
mean america interesting
It's interesting, as I said on the last tour in America, the audience actually came out, they had to have been the kind of fans who listened to my music via their parents, you know what I mean?
years guy singing
God, I'm just a fat bald guy, 60 years old, singing the blues, you know?
song people lists
Some of the songs I do once in a while that I kinda... my set list is basically like my hits, there is a good reason why they are there; people really like them.
years want looks
I only look at things in a short term of a few years, but admittedly, I reevaluate what I'm doing, and whether I want to continue touring or not.
song feelings
I love songs that have a rocking and grooving feeling.
age world computer
The world is a tougher place to live in than it was back then, as we come into the computer age.
song tired years
Well, over the years, I've developed a stable of songs of which I'm known for and never get tired of singing.
friendship best-friend song
Oooh I get by with a little help from my friends.
cafe english-musician gave money open running wife
We have a cafe up here where we live, we had it open for 3 years, and my wife was running it. But I sank so much money into it... we gave it a shot.
knew
When I used to put an album out, I knew everyone on the charts. There weren't that many bands. Now, I couldn't even name half the new groups.