Time is my enemy. Time will catch up with me vocally. And I dread that. I dread to think about life without singing.

Elvis was always over the top. That's why he had that gold lamé suit! He designed his jumpsuits himself. He always said, "If you're going to be a star, you should look like one."

First of all, I love singing. I mean, I get out of bed and I sing. I can't help it.

You can't lose the essence of a song. I try to enhance it more than anything else.

I don't think you can sing about certain things when you're a teen-ager or in your early 20s, because you haven't lived long enough. So I think living gives you character and that comes out in your voice.

People who go out and do hits year after year after year, I think the fans deserve more than that. The audiences deserve more than just that. You need to give them something new, or things you really love to sing. And they love it.

Pussy cat, pussy cat, I love you, yes I do. You and your pussy cat nose.