I want people to see an honesty within me. I'm not trying to be the next Sam Cooke or Otis Redding. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes cooke honesty otis
I like to wear short-sleeved collared shirts and high-waist trousers with shiny shoes. And at night, when I'm playing, I'll often wear suits. But it started with my uncle's vintage clothes. Leon Bridges clothecollarehigh Change image and share on social
I was washing dishes at Del Frisco's Grille and busing tables at a Tex-Mex place and writing songs the whole time. I did a lot of my writing at those jobs, thinking up melodies in my head. Leon Bridges busedeldish Change image and share on social
It's kind of weird - I get shy when I'm around new people, still, even when I'm onstage. I come from not really wanting to be in lights or known or in front of people. Leon Bridges frontkindlight Change image and share on social
I had been on tour with people like Roy Orbison. I knew Bobby Darin, Sam Cooke. So many great performers. Bobby Vinton bobbycookedarin Change image and share on social
My parents' record collection was the music I was hearing as long as I can remember, and I would play Otis Redding over and over again. Jamie xx collectionhearlong Change image and share on social
I wanted to write with emotional honesty and tell a story people could connect with. And I wanted people to know how the foster system in America fails children; and how, at 18, they fall through the cracks. Then we can all work together and give support. Vanessa Diffenbaugh americachildconnect share on social