I don't think you can live as long as I have in rock n' roll and not take a few hard knocks. Joe Cocker hardknocklive Change image and share on social
I'm getting older; you realise you are on the countdown of what you are doing, so performing means more than it ever did to me. Joe Cocker countdownmeanold Change image and share on social
I have sung to large crowds since then, and there is a feeling that once you get over 100,000 people, you kind of lose the control element, you don't know if you are really getting through or not. Joe Cocker 000controlcrowd Change image and share on social
For me, the focus are songs, which really get the audience moving. Joe Cocker audiencefocusmove Change image and share on social
I think the only thing I would've ever been any good at was probably being a pub landlord. I've thought of that a couple of times. Joe Cocker couplegoodhave Change image and share on social
Europe is usually where I am usually galloping around. Joe Cocker europegallop Change image and share on social
I used to get so carried away while I was on stage that I'd be physically damaged by the end of a concert. Joe Cocker carryconcertdamage Change image and share on social
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. Joe Cocker dismissgrafthand share on social