There should not be a question of legal or illegal immigration. People came and immigrated to this country from the time of the Indians. No ones illegal. They should just be able to come.

I thought everybody could sing, because everybody in my family could.

In committing to artistic growth, you have to refine your skills to support your instincts.

Everywhere you go, there's a soundtrack. You can't really quite hear it. It's just a little out of the range of hearing.

I think if the United States gave anything to culture at large in the 20th century, the most important contribution made was the popular song.

Being an entertainer, especially in times like these, is really a public service.

I never went to the Beatles' concerts to scream. I never screamed at anybody's show. I was on my feet with the entire, all of the crowned heads of Motown, and we were shrieking our guts out.