And fortunately, I haven't had any problem with my voice. I've been able to sing at a level of consistency that the people are expecting.

Walk my way and a thousand violins begin to play, or it might be the sound of your hello.

I always made sure that I kept the dignity, or tried to keep the dignity that they showed, by standing there and singing and not doing too much else, because I didn't know what else to do. But you know, sometimes you can get carried away and I don't know, lose your composure or something.

I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work.

When you're doing bad things, you just don't know whether you can conquer them or not. I found out how strong I could be when I was motivated, and I'm kind of proud of that.

In other words, the celebrity gets out of hand, and if youre not careful, you will forget what you are about - and that is you are about making music that people want to hear.

I'm just one of the lucky people. I have no other reason for my longevity.