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

- Bobby Vinton

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…

- Bobby Vinton

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…

- Bobby Vinton

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…

- Bobby Vinton

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…

- Bobby Vinton

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.

- Bobby Vinton

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…

- Bobby Vinton

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…

- Bobby Vinton

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…

- Bobby Vinton