I originally passed on Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head in 1969, so they gave it to B.J. Thomas.

Everything is beautiful in it's own way. Like the starry summer night, or a snow-covered winter's day. And everybody's beautiful in their own way. Under God's heaven, the world's gonna find the way.

The human brain is a funny thing: it's very susceptible to tempo and melody. You put the right words to it, and it becomes very influential.

They call him the Streak, he likes to turn the other cheek. He's always making the news, wearing just his tennis shoes.

I'm a terrible trumpet player...

People will remember a good comedy song a lot longer than they would some of the so-called straight love songs.

Bill Justis was a saxophone player, good musician, arranger, and friend of mine who had a big hit called Raunchy.