The extras are a nice bonus feature, but the main incentive is the musical experience. – Aaron Neville
It’s a 360-degree sound experience. Like you’re in the middle of the band. A lot of people have the technology to play the format, so why not put it out there. It sounds great. – Aaron Neville
I never really got paid for ‘Tell It Like Is,’ but I look back at it and say God knew what he was doing; he probably figured that if I had got money back in them days, I wouldn’t be here now. That’s okay. I’m here. And I’m still singing the song. – Aaron Neville
When I was growing in the Callope project, we had an oval parkway. Pavement ran around this whole thing. We’d skate or ride bicycles. There were benches and trees out there. It was paradise to us. They finished building it the same year I was born. – Aaron Neville
My favorite prayer is Footprints in the Sand. You know that prayer? I know the times that he carried me, you know? I kind of wore him out. – Aaron Neville
I was very surprised when I heard that I had been chosen to receive the James Cardinal Gibbons Award. – Aaron Neville
We used to play football on the levee, with no shirts on in the summer – August in New Orleans – and my skin would turn red. They’d call me Redskin, Red Apache, then it turned around to Apache Red. – Aaron Neville
I just sing what I feel in my heart. I ain’t trying to prove nothing, and I don’t think I ever did. – Aaron Neville
When I was living in the projects, I had a mop stick for my horse. I wanted to be Gene Autry or Roy Rogers, so I would ride my mop through the projects. – Aaron Neville
Singing is my entire life. I nearly lost that. I am so blessed to be able to do this. It’s the only thing I’ve ever wanted to do. – Aaron Neville
A lot of my solo albums were produced by different people who had their idea of what songs I should do, and they had me doing a lot of ballads. – Aaron Neville
Every day, some act of kindness comes my way, even if it’s just someone opening the door. It happens every day if you keep an eye out for it. Keeping an eye out, that’s the key. – Aaron Neville
Through the years, I found we had Native American blood in us. My great-grandmother came from the island of Martinique, and they hooked up with the Native Americans of Louisiana. – Aaron Neville
It’s one of the greatest festivals in the world. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is the best all-around… It’s an honor to be closing it. – Aaron Neville
That’s one thing you hear in my voice today. I could yodel from one octave to another octave. It always fascinated me. – Aaron Neville
I always feel I’m blessed, you know. I thank God for letting me use his voice. That’s how I see it. – Aaron Neville