All that remains is the faces and the names of the wives and the sons and the daughters.

I was a drummer in the bugle band in cadets. I marched. It's probably quite funny to look back on it.

I was happy to be in England, because my mother had always loved the royals, and so do I.

The giant neon spinning discs are a reminder of the huge role that Sam Sniderman and his store played in the cultural life of Toronto and I believe they should be preserved and remounted in the interests of our city's heritage.

There is always something wrong with a song, you can't be perfect.

My parents got my sister and I to go to church and have piano lessons. We were keen and they could see that.

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.