54 Kenny Rogers Quotes From The Famous Singer

Kenny Rogers was a versatile American artist famous for being the best-selling country music artist of all time.

Apart from being an American singer, Kenny Rogers was also an actor, songwriter, entrepreneur, and record producer. With being totally future-oriented, Kenny Rogers Quotes show how epochal the personality was in his lifetime.

Kenny Rogers worked on various genres of music including jazz, pop, country, rock, and folk. Inducted into the 2013 Country Music Hall Of Fame, Rogers won several awards, including Country Music Association Award, American Music Award, Grammy Awards, and the Academy Of Country Music Awards. Kenny Rogers lives as one of the most amazing singers of all time. This prolific Kenny Rogers quotes article will give you a sneak peek into the mind of this musical genius.

(Kenny Rogers Quotes are famous for being witty and diving into social issues as well).

The following famous Kenny Rogers Quotes are extracted from some of his iconic songs and interviews. These show why he was always in the public eye wherever he made an appearance.

"Daytime friends and nighttime lovers, hoping that no one else discovers."

- 'Daytime Friends', Kenny Rogers, 1977.

"I’ve always said that gray hair looks good on everybody but yourself. To me, it makes me look old."

"I think when you’re in the public eye, you feel a pressure to stay younger looking."

- April 12, 2010, dailymail.co.uk, SIMON CABLE FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY.

"I do ballads that say what every man wants to say and that every woman wants to hear, or I do songs about social issues."

"I think it’s fun to play for people who don’t know what you do."

"So sweep away the sand an’ dry the ocean/ an’ just pack the moon an’ stars up in a cardboard box/ And stop the clouds from chimin’/ block the sun from shinin’/ an’ paint the sky a deeper shade of blue/ ’cause my world’s over without you."

- 'My World Is Over', Kenny Rogers featuring Whitney Duncan, 2004.

"You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille/ with four hungry children and a crop in the field."

- 'Lucille', Kenny Rogers, 1977.

"There’s a new hit rock group or singer every five minutes, but with country music, you have one hit and those people love you forever."

- People Magazine.

"You never count your money/ when you’re sittin at the table/ there’ll be time enuff for countin’/ when the dealin’s done."

- 'The Gambler', Kenny Rogers, 2006.

"It is difficult to get played at my age on the radio."

"We did some massive flirting in front of the nation, but there was never anything more than that."

- AXS TV Interview, Dan Rather.

"The music business is strictly business."

"A smart man isn't necessarily one who knows all the answers, but knows where to find them."

- Kenny Rogers - Going Home.

"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."

- Kenny Rogers, March 11, 2014, @_KennyRogers.

Kenny Rogers considered himself extremely comfortable singing about all aspects of his life. These quotes show how he created happiness through his art.

"If you want people to know what your message is, just sing it."

- Kenny Rogers, March 26, 2014, @_kennyrogers.

"George Jones will always be one of the most amazing singers who ever lived. He was a true Country Music legend who made music very personal to the listener – I think more than anyone else. He will be dearly missed, but always remembered."

"I have awards right now that I do not remember walking on stage to get."

"I’m much more comfortable singing than talking."

- Kenny Rogers, April 11, 2014, @_kennyrogers.

"I’ve always said music should make you laugh, make you cry, or make you think."

"You know, I’ve always said, I’ve never felt I was a particularly good singer, but I’ve always thought I had a great knack for picking hit songs."

"There has to be chemistry in a duet, but if you go beyond the point of friendship and attraction, you lose something."

"Radio is aimed at the 30-year-old market, so you have to have great music and appeal to get that age group. And you need a record company to believe in you. It’s like a bit of the perfect storm."

"Music is what I am, everything else is what I do."

"My music was my life, and it played a large part in my inability to sustain relationships."

In his life, Rogers won several awards. He released 39 studio albums, 80 singles, and 42 compilation albums. 30 songs from his albums topped the charts while he was making his career. Once he admitted to winning so many awards, he did not even remember walking to get those awards. Such an icon he was! The following quotes can give you an idea of Rogers' take on life and his experiences.

"Here’s what I’ve learned about raising boys… if you keep ’em busy, they’re fine. You let ’em get bored, they’ll dismantle your house board by board."

"I learned a lot about the music in the ’30s and ’40s but my heart has always been in country music."

- countrystarscentral.com

"Youth is a frame of mind. If you get out there and enjoy it, you can have it at any time of your life."

"I have this theory about performers who last for a long time, and that is, if you break it down, music is not as big a part of it as personality and who you are."

"The first six years of my career, I got more comments on my weight than on my singing. So I think I became so self-conscious that I started working on it harder."

"Friendships come and go, but families are forever."

"I still like going on the road and performing, but it’s getting tougher. I try to have my wife and the twins with me but it’s getting harder and harder for them. They need to be in a home environment and not traveling with me."

"People will clap to be nice. They will not laugh to be nice."

"But if you put someone alongside you who runs a little faster, you are going to run faster – whoa – I better step it up a little bit. I do things even I didn’t know I was capable of."

"My mom loved to sing – and I’ll go on record and say she was the worst singer ever. I’d get up and move away from her!"

"I had holes in my jeans well before it was fashionable."

"There’s a theory that you want to be careful of over-saturation, particularly when you’re dealing with the use of your name, but there’s also a theory that there’s no such thing as over-saturation of quality."

"He said, son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces, and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes."

- 'The Gambler', Kenny Rogers, 1978.

"You know, when you’re poor and you have a bunch of kids in your family, you don’t know that everybody’s not poor."

"Growing older is not upsetting; being perceived as old is."

"That's always been kind of a rub with me when people retire 10 times. I'm going out because I need to go out, and I'm going to enjoy my time at home with my wife and kids."

- October 25, 2017, pagesix.com, Sasha Savitsky.

"Flirting is more electric than passion. It's the anticipation."

- October 12, 2013, apnews.com, Chris Talbott.

Kenny Rogers won three Grammys in his life for his works 'The Gambler', 'Lucille', and 'Make No Mistake She's Mine.' He inspired a lot of people to stay younger mentally and follow their dreams. These quotes are sure to inspire you for the same!

"I’m so totally future oriented that, for me, I don’t know what the future’s about, but I can promise you it’s gonna be exciting."

- September 03, 2006, cbsnews.com, Russ Mitchell.

"I never had a doubt in my mind. I always knew that, with the right material, I could pop a hit."

"You gotta know when to hold ’em/ know when to fold ’em/ know when to walk away/ know when to run."

- 'The Gambler', Kenny Rogers, 1978.

"It won’t mean you’re weak if you turn the other cheek."

- 'Coward Of The County', Kenny Rogers, 1979.

"Well, I don’t think everything necessarily that I touch turns to gold, but I think I get great joy out of it regardless of whether it is successful or not."

"I just hope I can spread some of the happiness that’s been coming my way."

- Kenny Rogers, January 21, 2022, @_KennyRogers.

"With all my heart, and all my soul, I will love you till the winds don’t blow. Until the oceans turn to stone, my love is yours and yours alone. My love is forever, until forever’s gone."

- 'Until Forever's Gone', Kenny Rogers, 2000.

"The Hall of Fame is forever, baby!"

"I think that we are all three people. I am who I think I am, I am who you think I am, and I am who I really am. The closer those three people are together, the longer your career’s gonna last. ‘Cause people don’t like to be fooled!"

"I feel like I learn something from everything I do."

"You know, I think the greatest gift in the world is a good employee, you know, or people who can do your work for you and do it well the way you'd like to have it done. And I've always been able to surround myself with really good people."

"Stay away from trouble when you can."

- 'Coward Of The County', Kenny Rogers, 1979.

"If I could undo what’s been done, But I guess everyone is living, With water and bridges."

- 'Water & Bridges', 2006.