Tony Bennett Quotes
I`ve been so fortunate because I never really had ups and downs as far as my career. Ninety-nine percent of the time, I`ve been sold out all over the world.
I know the history of the record business so well because I followed Billie Holiday into the record studios. It was so primitive compared to the sophisticated business today.
I have a simple life. I mean, you just give me a drum roll, they announce my name, and I come out and sing. In my job I have a contract that says I`m a singer. So I sing.
I still insist that American performers are the best performers in the world.
I think one of the reasons I`m popular again is because I`m wearing a tie. You have to be different.
More than anybody else I`d like to thank Count Basie for teaching me how to perform.
The young people look great on television. They`re youthful and have a lot of zip and energy, but when you see them live, they can only do about 20 minutes because they haven`t got the training to hold an audience for an hour and a half or so.
To work is to feel alive.
