Occupation: Singer Birth: September 30, 1935
Walk my way and a thousand violins begin to play, or it might be the sound of your hello..
Too much, too little, too late, to ever try again. Too much, too little, too late, let's end it being friends..
I'm just one of the lucky people. I have no other reason for my longevity..
I think there are a lot of people who really want to be famous, they really do. I don't. It sort of gets in the way of the everyday things that I do..
It's very much like opera singers. They do the same thing. The first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, the thing they think about is ….
Let's love, press your lips to mine. Let's kiss, for that thrill divine..
I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work..
But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity..
When you're doing bad things, you just don't know whether you can conquer them or not. I found out how strong I could be when I was motivated, and I'….
When I do an album I try to find a producer that's excited about something that they want me to sing, and I check with the record company to find out….
I don't feel old, except in the morning once in a while, when I can't turn over properly and say, "What's that? When did that happen?" Our brain does….
When you do interviews, you have to talk about yourself - and I like to find out about other people. I am so familiar with everything that I do. Ive ….
And fortunately, I haven't had any problem with my voice. I've been able to sing at a level of consistency that the people are expecting..
My favorite singer to this day is Nat King Cole. I've tried to emulate his phrasing. It is so absolutely beautiful to listen to his lovely voice..
I always made sure that I kept the dignity, or tried to keep the dignity that they showed, by standing there and singing and not doing too much else,….
Its just that some people are lucky and people still seem to enjoy the music..
Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do..
I really, really enjoy music and that's why I do what I do..
When I was 12 and started to take singing lessons from a woman, she told me that I would probably spend the rest of my life taking care of my voice..
In other words, the celebrity gets out of hand, and if youre not careful, you will forget what you are about - and that is you are about making music….
I love the house that I've been living in for over 40 years. I really am a homebody and I still love to play golf..