Quotes from the Grammy awards
2006-02-09 14:37
"Being in a rock band is like running away with the circus except you always think you're gonna be the ringmaster. You don't expect that on more than a few occasions you may look ... the clown, the freak." - Bono, after U2 won best rock album for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.
"This is the first time I've ever played the Grammys. I finally passed the audition." - Paul McCartney.
"I never like to be lied to by a girlfriend or agent and certainly not the president of the United States." - Burt Bacharach on why he decided to make a political statement with his last album, At This Time, winner for best pop instrumental album.
"Imagine being my publicist, how hard that's gotta be." - Kanye West, accepting the award for best rap album.
"I'm sorry I'm crying again on national television." Kelly Clarkson, accepting the female pop vocal performance Grammy for Since U Been Gone.
"Thanks to the fans and all the people in radio who believed in what we were doing, because it didn't sound like anything else and we made it a hit." - John Legend, after winning the male R&B vocal performance award for Ordinary People.
"This is wonderful. This is a great honour. After 30 years making records, this is a very welcome award." - Willy Chirino, who won for the best salsa/merengue album for Son Del Alma.
"I didn't expect to be up here. I showed up because I got nominated. All the other nominees are sitting at home in my record collection." - John Prine, who won for best contemporary folk album for Fair & Square.
"Thanks to God and the prophet and also my record company." - Toumani Diabate, who won best traditional world music album with Ali Farka Toure for In the Heart of the Moon.
"This is our concept, our dream, our sacrifice, our religion." - Shawn "Clown" Crahan of the metal band Slipknot explaining the band's penchant for wearing masks.
- SAPA