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
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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.
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Unfortunately I was in New York when 9/11 happened.
When I look back, I didn't take care of myself at all.
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There are people who'll dismiss me as 'just' a singer. That's how it is, how it's always been, but just because I'm not hunched over a piece of paper with a pen in my hand doesn't mean I'm not putting in the graft.