When things go bad, don’t go with them.

I like to sing ballads the way Eddie Fisher does and the way Perry Como does. But the way I’m singing now is what makes the money.

I’m not trying to be sexy. It’s just my way of expressing myself when I move around.

The colored folks been singing it and playing it just like I’m doin’ now, man, for more years than I know. I got it from them.

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It’s my favorite part of the business, live concerts.

When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream.