If I Could Read It, I Could

Unforgettable In Every Way, And Forever More, That's How You'll Stay.

When I First Organized The King Cole Trio Back In 1937, We Were Strictly What You Would Call An Instrumental Group. To Break The Monotony, I Would Sing A Few Songs Here And There Between The Playing. I Sang Things I Had Known Over The Years. I Wasn't Trying To Give It Any Special Treatment, Just Singing. I Noticed Thereafter People Started Requesting More Singing, And It Was Just One Of Those Things.

I'm A Musician At Heart. I Know I'm Not Really A Singer. I Couldn't Compete With Real Singers. But I Sing Because The Public Buys It.

I ... Started Out To Become A Jazz Pianist; In The Meantime I Started Singing And I Sang The Way I Felt And That's Just The Way It Came Out.

I'm In The Music Business For One Purpose - To Make Money.