As a young boy, I did a lot of foolish things. I made a lot of mistakes. And you live and learn.
Every day feels like just starting out because I still have so much more to learn.
Every show is different. The public has always been nice to me. I'm fortunate that way.
Fame comes and goes. Longevity is the thing to aim for.
Gaga is a gorgeous singer, and when she sings a great ballad, I get goose bumps.
I get up, and boy, I can't wait to paint and study music and keep learning. I just love it.
I grew up in an era where the record companies just sold records to everybody, and the whole family bought songs.
I know the history of the record business so well because I followed Billie Holiday into the record studios. It was so primitive compared to the sophisticated business today.
I loved Art Tatum! And, through him, and other different jazz musicians, I actually found my technique.
I respected Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. Those were my heroes, and they were 10 years older than I was.
I still feel that I can get better somehow. And I search for it all of the time.
I still have a lot to learn. I'm concentrating on learning a lot more about music.
I still insist that American performers are the best performers in the world.
I study nature, and I realize that no matter how much you learn, you can't top nature.
I take care of myself. I work out three times a week. I have a trainer, and we just work out for an hour.
The whole music world is based on the young, the very young people.
If music sounds dated, it means it wasn't very good in the first place.
Singing intimately is almost like thinking into a microphone, so it helps to have the song buried inside you.
When you get older, you don't have to eat a lot. I get my rest and sleep very well at night. It keeps me very balanced.
No matter what age you are, there's a lot of room for learning.
Your mum was a good friend of mine, I did many benefits with her.
This is a red meat issue for the Tea Party.
To work is to feel alive.
I think one of the reasons I'm popular again is because I'm wearing a tie. You have to be different.
If something is good, it's always good. You don't have to change it.
