Johnny Mathis Quotes

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.

It's Very Much Like Opera Singers. They Do The Same Thing. The First Thing In The Morning And The Last Thing At Night, The Thing They Think About Is Their Voice And How To Take Care Of It.

Its Just That Some People Are Lucky And People Still Seem To Enjoy The Music.

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. Ive Said It Over And Over Again. I Think It Is Boring.

When I Do An Album I Try To Find A Producer That's Excited About Something That They Want Me To Sing, And I Check With The Record Company To Find Out What They Think They Can Sell - Which Is Their No. 1 Priority.

Thank God For Vinyl! It's Wonderful To Be Involved In Something That Captures Your Life From Almost The Beginning To The End. I'm Absolutely Blessed.

I Always Made Sure That I Kept The Dignity, Or Tried To Keep The Dignity That They Showed, By Standing There And Singing And Not Doing Too Much Else, Because I Didn't Know What Else To Do. But You Know, Sometimes You Can Get Carried Away And I Don't Know, Lose Your Composure Or Something.

Let's Love, Press Your Lips To Mine. Let's Kiss, For That Thrill Divine.

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.

I Also Met, Early On Ella Fitzgerald. Her Songbooks Are Some Of The Most Amazing Bodies Of Work.

In Other Words, The Celebrity Gets Out Of Hand, And If Youre Not Careful, You Will Forget What You Are About - And That Is You Are About Making Music That People Want To Hear.

But I Am Very Grateful For My Success, And With Success, Of Course, Comes A Whole Lot Of Celebrity.