Quotes About Priorities

I'm not saying that I won't tour again, but the chances are slim because my priorities are different now.

I'm no longer a shoeaholic, but I used to be. I used to spend all my time on tour either buying records or shoes.

My wife, she is so good. She was a famous singer - had a show in Carnegie Hall, did a big city tour for RCA. Then she made the mistake of marrying me. The next year, another tour, but the third year, she had Mario and said, 'Either I'm a mother or a singer.'

Why blow money on a tour bus when you could get your mom a nice dress?

I love making music, and I love touring. I love that I get to wake up and play music. I don't like being away from my wife and kids.

The great thing about kids is the immediate gratification. As soon as I get home from touring, my wife and kids become my life. There is nothing sweeter.

I'm not going around touring the U.S. when I've got nowhere to live.

Nowadays, it's like two different arenas, recording and touring. When I started way back in the day, doing both was nothing, you didn't have to think about it, the road and recording.

I don't think I would get married again; I don't know if I'm a very good candidate because of all the touring I do.

Sleeping on people's floors when you're 22 is fine. But when you get your life in order and have a family you want to keep and a certain level of health, touring bigger means you can keep going for longer.

I didn't finish high school. I tried to as an adult, but with all this touring, I had to quit.

My priorities were taking the kids to school and being a mum and being a daughter and being a sister. Just spending a lot of that time with my family that I'd probably lost a lot of, touring with the Cranberries.

What I learned is that it's very hard to have both a family life and a touring life simultaneously.

I never wanted to be a movie star because it takes up too much of your time. I prefer the style of touring and making new music.

Yeah, before DJing, judo was my passion. I've always loved it but DJing and producing took over my life and finding time to fit it in was hard once the touring started.

I don't see myself playing or adjusting my schedule for senior tournament golf.

I didn't care about the Pride championship or the Pride tournament.

Some tournaments maybe are important for others, while some are important for me.

We all say, 'You don't have to run around playing all these tournaments and trying to conquer the world like Dr. Evil.'

I know it's not the most important thing for me to win the most Grand Slams and be remembered in this world. I certainly don't have to win little tournaments here, there and everywhere, I don't have to win at all. Although I do want to.

There are lot of tournaments and it's hard when you have a young family.

Before I had my son, I used to travel a lot, almost 40-50 days at a time for cricket tournaments.

I wasnt bothered about winning tournaments at the beginning. I just wanted to win enough money so I could stay on the tour, earn a living for my family. But then when you start to win, you just want more and more.

I only do about 25 shows a year and I do not really do tours.