I would like to be remembered as a man who brought an innovation to popular singing.

To do is to be. -Descartes To be is to do. - Voltaire Do be do be do.

I like intelligent women. When you go out, it shouldn't be a staring contest.

Most of what has been written about me is one big blur, but I do remember being described in one simple word that I agree with. It was in a piece that tore me apart for my personal behavior, but the writer said that when the music began and I started to sing, I was "honest."

I firmly believe that nuclear war is absolutely impossible. I don't think anyone in the world wants a nuclear war - not even the Russians.

The best is yet to come, and won't that be fine? You think you've seen the sun, but you ain't seen it shine.

Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing - if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail.