God`s delay is not God`s denial.
Rocco paid me 35 bucks a week at Murray`s Inn in South Jersey. People started asking Rocco to have me sing.
I wound up signing to RCA Victor as a trumpeter, guesting on shows like Jackie Gleason`s Honeymooners.
Yes, but I don`t think of the Teen Angel as of an age.
They look for the top note to end every song. They don`t know what they are singing about. There is no style.
I`ve been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician.
I`ll be 65 in September and I work as much as I want to, take cruises with Kay, relax with my family, do everything in moderation, because I want to enjoy my life.
It captures a lot of the spirit of the `50s.
I wish I could talk to Annette, but she doesn`t even correspond at this point.
These kids today, everything is about hitting a vocal home run.
Well, we all age, but I`d been taking herbal supplements for a long time.
Our audiences are all ages: kids who just love the show, love the movie, grandparents bringing their grandkids, it really covers the spectrum.
God`s delay is not God`s denial.
I was not a trained actor.
They weren`t great pictures, but they were fun, and they really represented that period of time well.
The kids have all seen it on DVD or videotape.
When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly.
I think today`s music absolutely stinks. I really do mean that.
No sooner than I did take it seriously, I had million-selling hits and movies with John Wayne.
I learned not to blink in a close-up or move your head at all, because if you did, they wouldn`t use it.
I like that because the fans want to see onstage what they know so well from the big screen.
Kids know me from their Grease DVD, so they instantly respond. You can hear a pin drop when I do my old songs.