Colin Hay Quotes

A collection of quotes by Colin Hay.

Colin Hay is a Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and actor, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the legendary 1980s band Men at Work. Born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, he moved to Australia in his youth and formed Men at Work in 1979, achieving international success with hits like "Down Under" and "Who Can It Be Now?" After the band disbanded in 1986, Hay pursued a solo career, releasing several albums and continuing to tour worldwide. With his distinctive voice and folk-inspired sound, Hay has become a respected figure in the music industry.

I don't walk off and come back for encores. I figure I can a

I don't walk off and come back for encores. I figure I can add four weeks to my life that way.

Life

There's a fine line between character building and soul dest

There's a fine line between character building and soul destroying.

Character

Well, my thoughts about California are kind of mythological.

Well, my thoughts about California are kind of mythological. To me, as well as being a real place, it's a place where people go to find something - to find happiness or to realize their dreams. So it has that kind of quality of heroism and heartache, and Australia has that, as well.

Dreams

I got very famous for a minute and then it just all went awa

I got very famous for a minute and then it just all went away, you know? And for the last 20 years - you've got to pick yourself up and dust yourself off and then go on your merry way and start again, in a sense, and that's what I've been doing.

Famous

I had a very erratic career. I got very famous for a minute

I had a very erratic career. I got very famous for a minute and then it just all went away, you know?

Famous