You just get the vibes of your surroundings and it rubs off on you.

I'm not really a bird person or an Audubon guy who studies them, but as I was around them, they interested me.

My first song was Hula Hoop Song, in 1955. It was a novelty song. I had to find someway to reach out and it was with a novelty song. Now, all of my recording obligations have been taken care of. I made 14 albums for Warner Brothers. Five for United Artist before that.

If there's a reason for the way that life is I'd like to find it. After all, who's life is it?

It seems so lucky to just to have the right of telling you with all my might, you're beautiful tonight.

The road to love is littered by the bones of other ones, who by the magic of the moment were mysteriously undone.

There was a TV show called Thank Your Lucky Stars, with the catchphrase "I'll give it five!" The Beatles and Stones were so popular when they were on it. One week The Beatles were number one and then the Stones were right on their heels.