Iconic Song Quotes

'Wild Horses' is my favourite Stones song. It's so beautiful. I don't mind that it was written for Bianca.

The best thing I ever heard was in the '60s. I heard Jimi Hendrix play 'I Can Hear The Grass Grow' after a rehearsal, and it was brilliant.

When you make a great record, it's around forever.

The first time I got recognized in the Sates, it was by Mike Tyson. He sang 'Cruel Summer' at us as we were walking out of the hotel to go to the beach.

'Purple Rain,' the album, is a great guitar record.

La Flavour's 'Mandolay' is a disco classic - I dare you to sit still while listening to it.

Van Halen was a huge influence on me, and 'Eruption' was the song that really leaped off that first Van Halen album.

When I sang in 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne,' I never imagined the song would be such a rage.

Growing up in the '90s, I just loved 'Ice Ice Baby.' I knew, and still know, every single word to that song.

If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you know, cursory. That's like standing.

'Walk on the Wild Side' was a very catchy song.

It's rather nice to think that a song such as 'What Kind of Fool Am I?' is a standard that will be around for many, many years.

People usually first ask me about 'Let's Dance' and then they ask me about my decollete.

'Bohemian Rhapsody' is my all-time favorite.

Feroz Khan and 'Qurbani' are part of my life forever.

I truly love 'Gangnam Style.' I guess it's a meme. I feel like it's one of the few times where the meme and the quality combines nicely.

When I hear 'The Twist,' sometimes I hear it, and I go, 'Wow - I really did that song. It could have been anybody, but it was me. Isn't that great.'

When I think about 'Since U Been Gone,' I think the first thing that comes to mind is 'Livin' On A Prayer' - they're kind of like sisters, a little bit. And 'Call Me Maybe' was so wildly original, and so quirky, and so satisfying.

People love talking about when they were young and heard Honky Tonk Women for the first time. It's quite a heavy load to carry on your shoulders, the memories of so many people.

There are definitely things about 'Legendary Child' that echo the music we did earlier in our career. It's got the right stuff.

'When Doves Cry' came out - it sounded like nothing that was on the radio. 'Let's Go Crazy' was number one on R&B stations, and there's nothing that's been like that on radio since.

Doing a remake of an iconic song is always nerve-racking because you never know if you can actually do justice to it.

Of course, 'I Will Always Love You' is the biggest song so far in my career. I'm famous for several, but that one has been recorded by more people and made me more money, I think, than all of them. But that song did come from a true and deep place in my heart.

'Bitter Sweet Symphony' is one of the greatest pieces of modern art created by anyone. I'm not blowing my own trumpet here.

Wherever I go, people still shout out: 'Hey, hey, we're The Monkees.' And I never tire of that.