Johnny Mathis Quotes
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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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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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When I was 12 and started to take singing lessons from a woman, she told me that I would probably spend the rest of my life taking care of my voice.
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I go to the gym rather early with a workout pal. I get there at 7, or a little before, and do weights and a little cardio for an hour, five days a week.
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Tony Bennett and me are all the same... and he's still singing. I don't know what else to do.
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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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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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I would say three-quarters of what I do depends on the sincerity of it. You can croak, but if you croak good, they'll still listen.
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My favorite singer to this day is Nat King Cole. I've tried to emulate his phrasing. It is so absolutely beautiful to listen to his lovely voice.
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You know the secret to dunking a ball? Big hands. You've got to be able to palm it, and I couldn't.
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I love Puccini and that oriental influence in his music.