They weren't great pictures, but they were fun, and they really represented that period of time well.

I think todays music absolutely stinks. I really do mean that.

Well, we all age, but Id been taking herbal supplements for a long time.

Any chance I had to get in front of people - amateur talent contests at movie houses like the Broadway, the president - I took.

Kids know me from their Grease DVD, so they instantly respond. You can hear a pin drop when I do my old songs.

Yes, but I don't think of the Teen Angel as of an age.

I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician.

When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly.

I wound up signing to RCA Victor as a trumpeter, guesting on shows like Jackie Gleason's Honeymooners.

I was not a trained actor.

To demonstrate the nature of one who would enter the kingdom is to use an illustration

New solutions win by virtue of adoption, and they don't get adopted if they're bad solutions.

The most important single influence in the life of a person is another person ... who is worthy of emulation.

I'm at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.

Having money gives me the freedom to worry about the things that really matter.

We all lie to each other, present some sort of front.

I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I'm listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years?

Those are greedy of praise prove that they are poor in merit.

The trade-unionist has the same limitation imposed upon him as the capitalist. He cannot advance his interests at the expense of society.

One cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.