Gerry Cooney Quotes

My life was pretty rough.

I don't know if I've had my share of drama, but I've definitely had my share of hard times.

People know my story - how I started like they did and that I struggled with things, like being a working mom. They ask me things they wouldn't ask anyone else.

I think there's strength in seeing somebody who's not necessarily winning at life... to make something that makes people feel like they've won when they hear it.

Everyone can relate to struggle.

I've had the most untraumatic life a human being can have. But I've always been drawn to those who have had far more complicated histories.

People relate to me, and I try to make songs that make people smile.

Everybody goes through some tough times in their life, no matter what you do. Man, I've had my tough times.

All I'm trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.

There's a place in me that can really relate to being the underdog.

Life isn't a tiptoe through the tulips.

If someone is expressing everything I am feeling at the moment, it's probably Jon Stewart. I hear him and think, Yeah!

Like everyone else, I have challenges.

Life is filled with detours and dead ends, trials and challenges of every kind. Each of us has likely had times when distress, anguish, and despair almost consumed us.

You never want to see a guy struggle. And we've all struggled. It's part of the game.

I feel like people can relate to me because we all go through wins and roadblocks and passion and pain, and it's a vibe.

I would say, anyone who knows me says they don't envy my life. I've just been through very hard times, yes.

People relate to my characters and see me in a different way. They identify with me and remember the nuances of my characters.

I want people to be able to relate to me and the trials and tribulations and struggles that I go through.

My songwriting is personal in the hope that listeners will know that I relate to them.

My concern has always been to write songs that my audience, my fans are able to identify with.

It's always fun when somebody who you admire and respect is the voice - is your voice, as a viewer.

I had to face a lot coming through this journey, a lot of sacrifices, difficulties, challenges, and injuries.

I came from battling, knowing about the lyrics. All that's cool, but if you want people to love you, you have to talk to them about what they go through.

Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.