Whenever I've been asked to be in a film, directors only want me to play myself... I'm fascinated by the thought of being an actor, but it's too hard. And I think Shakespeare-which has been suggested to me-might be a bit of a stretch.

Comfort me by a solemn Assurance, that when the little Parlour in which I sit at this Instant, shall be reduced to a worse furnished Box, I shall be read, with Honour, by those who never knew nor saw me, and whom I shall neither know nor see.

As for the music business itself, the key things have not changed that much. It operates like any business and money still keeps things moving.

I like to drink to suit my location.

Plant a radish, get a radish, never any doubt. That's why I love vegetables, you know what they're about!

I think the first time I ever wore a tuxedo was when I played at the Talk Of The Town in 1967, because it was a nightclub and that was the thing to do.

Dean Martin always dressed very well but then he was a good looking fella with a good physique so he could wear anything.