I would be a liar if I said it wouldn't be lovely and soothing - that's the word - to have a hit single or a hit album.

I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America.

As regards my feelings about drummers - there's Buddy Rich, and then there's everybody else.

Since the advent of Benny Goodman, there have been too few clarinetists to fill the void that Goodman left. Ken Peplowski is most certainly one of those few. The man is magic.

As a singer, the biggest joy I have are the arrangements.

I'm going to continue to talk to the people, because I do believe that if they get to know you and what you are as a human being, they can more appreciate what you are as a performer.

To me, nostalgia is nothing more than a mindless plundering of the past for the commonplace.