In the last century, everybody was singing lower.
I then realized that I could never be satisfied again with the mere natural charm of my voice, that I had to constantly paint when singing, melting all the colors, expressing reds and blacks that had to be less primary but bursting with subtly colored combinations.
But I won't deprive myself of singing opera as long as my voice follows.
But enough joking. I am singing. This is all my life.
Singing becomes a form of therapy.
I looked in the audience. There were no strangers. Everybody was singing and cheering and hugging. That was a beautiful picture to look at.
I've never taken vocal lessons. My early trumpet training and a fortunate talent for singing has always been enough for me. In the case of rock singing, I've always felt it was better to remain a bit untrained to maintain your individuality.
Well, as an artist, I think that Elvis's generosity to me he always talked very highly about me, he always spoke very highly about my work and singing and my writing.
I would think, to me, growing up in the south, growing up with all the gospel music, singing in the church and having that rhythm and blues - the blues background was my big inspiration.
In opera, there is always too much singing.
I came out singing, the doctor slapped me on the head, and I started singing.
I am working on my nightclub act, definitely want to do more singing.
Sinatra was the biggest influence on my life, my singing career. And rightly so. I mean he was the best singer ever.
I decided I was going to give up singing and concentrate on acting, and a result of that, I didn't do another film for two to three years, and I don't blame it on anybody but myself.
It happens to the best of them. You lay off singing and your throat gets out of practice. No excuses. I blew it.