What I like about singing is that, for me, it's a substitute for the psychiatrist's couch.

Happiness, you'll find, is the greatest magnet in the world.

On the radio I listen to the easy-listening stations, the jazz stations.

My music was called plastic, antiseptic, placid.

Being able to sing all these years has helped me handle life's tragedies.

I was a kid from Oklahoma who never wanted to be a singer, but was told I could sing. And things snowballed.

Each song, you're telling a story and acting.