Warren William Zevon (/ˈziːvɒn/; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician.
Your face looked like something Death brought with him in his suitcase.
I don't get depressed and I don't get bored
Excitable boy, they all said, he killed and raped her and brought her home.
I lay my head on the railroad track, waitin' on the Double E. But the train don't run by here no more, poor, poor, pitiful me.
People write because it seems like it'll be an easier job than carpet laying, that they might meet more girls. And they write because the world strikes them as being a marvelous place, and they want to keep bringing that to everybody's attention. You know ~ a scary place, a menacing place, an exciting place because it's scary and menacing. But mainly, kind of glorious.
I saw a Werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand
You put more value on every minute. . . You know I always kinda thought I did that. I really always enjoyed myself. But it's more valuable now. You're reminded to enjoy every sandwich and every minute.
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
It's hard to find a girl with a heart of gold, when you're living in a four letter world.
I went to law school and took a law degree, and counseled all my clients to plead insanity.
Send lawyers, guns, and money. Dad, get me out of this.
don't let us get sick, don't let us get old, don't let us get stupid, alright? just make us be brave, and make us play nice, and let us be together tonight.
All I can say is what I've always said: If you break your leg, stop thinking about dancing and start decorating the cast.
I wrote my songs despite the fact that I was a drunk, not because of it
But there's a thin line between songwriting and arranging.
Yeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating.
They say love conquers all You can't start it like a car You can't stop it with a gun.
Recording at home enables one to eliminate the demo stage, and the presentation stage in the studio, too.
I got to be Jim Morrison a lot longer than he did.
I'm drinking here break motor oil and Bombay gin, I'll sleep when I'm dead.