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No, I don't regret my decision at all, especially after I started this music career. My eyes were as big as saucers.
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I've found that the more friends I have, the luckier I am.
Johnny Mathis
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Each person's voice is very different, so you need to find what works for you. Make sure you keep to your routine.
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I'd rather starve than not have what I really want to eat. I'm good at preparation.
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As long as those things are on vinyl or tape or what have you, the record companies are going to release them someday.
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The fact that I'm not a good musician - I throw it around, tell people that - it doesn't matter that much. It only matters to me, because I idolized good musicians. I absolutely worshiped them.
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I've lost a few notes on the top. But I've gained a little insight about what makes people comfortable when they're listening or watching a performance of mine. It usually has to do with singing something that isn't vocally too strenuous.
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I'm always thinking about songs and how I can sing a song that would resonate with my voice, my persona. I want it to be a pleasant experience that's not just about hearing my voice. I remember some singers whose voices were so pretty, it didn't matter what they sang - you loved it.
Johnny Mathis
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At this stage, most of the awards I get are concerned with my longevity. Even I'm amazed at myself because there have been new generations since I've been born and new music that they create, so it's amazing to still be on the radar.
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I'm just one of the lucky people. I have no other reason for my longevity.
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It doesn't mean a thing when others tell you you're good. You have to feel it yourself.
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My mom loved my Christmas music, so I did an awful lot of it!
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I think there are a lot of people who really want to be famous, they really do. I don't. It sort of gets in the way of the everyday things that I do.
Johnny Mathis -
As a child, all I knew was that people kept asking me to sing, and because I liked to please, I would sing. It wasn't until my dad told me that my singing made him happy that I began to think my voice might be good.
Johnny Mathis
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I've been very happy to see some of the success that I've had along the way in opening the eyes of people, especially people who listen to music.
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I was a mediocre basketball player. But I was there, and I could remember the plays. And my basketball coach, after he retired from teaching, would come to my performances all the time. And I was very happy about that, because I was not memorable as a basketball player.
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I decided right away that whomever was going to advise me had to be fundamentally interested in music. This protected me from the skullduggery common to the music industry then and that still exists today. Of course, using this method meant that some things we didn't know and just had to learn how to do it together.
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Christmas is never going to go away, and it's always going to be there. And there's always room for one more Christmas song, I think.
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When you do interviews, you have to talk about yourself - and I like to find out about other people. I am so familiar with everything that I do. I've said it over and over again. I think it is boring.
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In other words, the celebrity gets out of hand, and if you're not careful, you will forget what you are about - and that is you are about making music that people want to hear.
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It's the most personal thing that I do is sing. Because I can't tell a lie. I want them to know exactly what I'm feeling.
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Mancini was a big part of my life. I sang a lot of his music, and he became a good buddy.
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Every performer has a little gem, a little pearl they have done that nobody pays much attention to. And then one day, somebody does recognize it, which is so gratifying.
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My mom and dad always tried to make Christmas special for us. We were poor, but it's funny because we had no idea.
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