By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.

You know, it's a long world.

My first appearance, the first time I try anything, invariably is not very successful. I tend to grow slowly, but solidly.

This is the best biography by me I have ever read.

Boys, if you don't stick together, how do you expect me to follow you-ah?

I like clean ladies and nice ladies.

I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places.