To Work Is To Feel Alive.

"benedetto" Means The "blessed One" And I Feel That I Have Truly Been Blessed.

Every City I Go To Is An Opportunity To Paint, Whether It's Omaha Or Hawaii.

More Than Anybody Else I’d Like To Thank Count Basie For Teaching Me How To Perform.

I Attended The High School Of Industrial Arts And Studied With Many Great Artists As Painting Is Something That You Never Stop Learning About. Actually, In High School There Was A Time That I Was Thinking About Just Concentrating On Painting And I Asked My Music Teacher, Mr. Sondberg, For Advice And He Encouraged Me To Stick With The Music As Well. So All My Life I Have Been Singing And Painting.

I Am Very Much Inspired By The Great Masters Of Entertainment: Bob Hope, George Burns, Jimmy Durante - Who Never Thought About Retiring. When People Ask Me If I Plan To Retire, I Say, "retire To What? I Am Doing What I Love Best Right Now!"