I'm the only instrument that's got the words, so I've got to be able to get that across.

I'll keep working as long as I live because singing has taken on the feeling of joy that I had when I started, when my only responsibility was to sing well.

I felt trapped and fabricated in the fifties living up to other people's expectations.

No matter how great a man is, the size of his funeral usually depends on the weather.

So you see, you can't do everything alone.

I remember Mitch Miller saying every week, This rock and roll stuff will never last. But one doesn't like to bring that up to Mitch.

I loved downers, almost any kind. Loved the colors of them. Loved them yellow... I did. I would just have a bouquet in my hands at night.