I try to project not only a song but a personality.

You cant beat The Beatles, you join em.

The thing that I always notice that dates a record is the rhythm section. With a good arranger the music can be timeless. But, rhythm can change, because heaven knows, we didn't know rock was going to come in, did we?

Is That All There Is?

I really don't have that many run-ins. People by and large are very nice to me.

You should always look like a star. Otherwise people will lose a little of the esteem they have for you.

I knew I couldn't sing over them, so I decided to sing under them. The more noise they made the more softly I sang. When they discovered they couldn't hear me, they began to look at me. Then they began to listen. As I sang, I kept thinking, 'softly with feeling.' The noise dropped to a hum; the hum gave way to silence. I had learned how to reach and hold my audience -- softly, with feeling.