Everything they say about Elvis today is true. He was just one great guy. He wasn't jealous of anyone. I would say Elvis was really someone special w….

I saw an Elvis Presley movie Jailhouse Rock, where he gets out of jail and makes his own records and takes them to the radio stations himself. And th….

I did have a big following in the upper New York area. I was at the New York State Fair a few times over the years. I have areas that I say are my ar….

To me, there was nothing greater than to play for an audience and to entertain people and that has stayed with me all these years..

Session musicians kind of respected me because what I was talking about made sense. That all came from an education. Believe me, education does you m….

I had been on tour with people like Roy Orbison. I knew Bobby Darin, Sam Cooke. So many great performers..

I had a big troupe, a big army and it was a lot of fun. And, after 10 years of that, I just decided that I wanted to travel and do special dates. I g….

When I owned the theater, I had the Glen Miller Orchestra. I had 20 girls singing and dancing. I had a cast of characters. It was a big group product….

I was smart, to tell you the truth. I'm not really bright, but I'm not stupid..

I was a schooled musician. When I made 'Blue Velvet', I told everyone what to do. I was an arranger. I learned music in school I told the band to pla….

Unfortunately, a lot of people are stupid. They take drugs. They get drunk and do all the wrong things in life. I just played it straight..

Sammy Davis, I backed him up. I used to study him every night. I saw how great performers worked and was able to incorporate a little bit from the be….

It's just different today. Nobody seems to last too long these days. I wouldn't know how to get started today..

Times were changing. Clothes were changing. Morals were changing. We went from romantic loves songs like I used to do to rock 'n roll. Now that has c….

The whole format of entertainment that I did seems to be fading away. The music business of today is completely different when you see the videos and….

I don't wanna say goodbye for the summer Knowing the love we'll miss Oh let us make a pledge to meet in September And seal it with a kiss Guess it's ….

To me, there is nothing better than me going into the studio with a live band and hearing those violins and that echo and that sound. I mean I loved ….

I would sell 2 million records, a million went to teenagers and a million went to the adults. So, when The Beatles became so popular, I lost a millio….

I remember Mick Jagger asking me 'hey, how do you guys feel about us coming over here and taking all the play from you guys?' I said 'Well, in a way,….

Hey, we've all been to high school We've seen the in-crowds. Most of us have been in the outer crowds, the people who weren't in. Although I was neve….

As far as critics, I'm not a hip guy. I was never on drugs. Nobody ever felt sorry for me 'cause I went straight or found God. I always had God. I've….