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

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

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

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

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

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

I was not a trained actor.