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

Because Chicago was to radio what Hollywood was to films and Broadway was to the theatre: it was the hub of radio.

I want to sing for the broadest possible audience.

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.

It may sound a bit like an army barracks, but the truth of the matter is: there must be some time laid aside for arranging, time for working on either a book or an article - I've written two articles in the last four months for the New York Times book review section.

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

Buddy Rich is one of a kind; he's a genius, and that's all there is to it.