There was never any pressure on me to go into the business, but I was always aware of it. I'd go on the set with my father and he and my mother would always be singing.

There was never any pressure on me to go into the business, but I was always aware of it. I'd go on the set with my father and he and my mother would always be singing.

In 1962 I was 17, so I was definitely watching the dance shows on television.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not a public democratic organization; it's a private club basically. It's like a private golf club and they decide who they're going to let in the club.

And singing is a physical thing - your vocal cords are these muscles.

Ever since I was a kid, I've had an enormous interest in the sciences - everything from quantum physics to anthropology.

I am extremely lucky; I've never been ill - although about 20 years ago I broke my right arm hang gliding.