I was so anxious to succeed that I made a practice of appearing on all the disc jockey shows I could, in order to publicize the band.

For a while we had trouble trying to get the sound of a champagne cork exploding out of the bottle. I solved the problem by sticking my finger in my mouth and popping it out.

In spite of the Depression, or maybe because of it, folks were hungry for a good time, and an evening of dancing seemed a good way to have it.

If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience.

One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

I have never been an innovator, a creative genius.

The ones the listeners loved most of all in those early years were the four Lennon girls who became the whole nation's little sisters.