I was very fortunate to have a wonderful woman as my voice coach when I started singing professionally. I was only 19,… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
I love the whole aspect of music, especially the singing; I never get tired of finding new songs to sing and sing… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
When I was 12 and started to take singing lessons from a woman, she told me that I would probably spend the… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
Tony Bennett and me are all the same... and he's still singing. I don't know what else to do. — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
As a child, all I knew was that people kept asking me to sing, and because I liked to please, I would… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
I'm still going strong. I have been very blessed and still am. I love singing. Obviously, at my age, I don't tour… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
There was a time when I was in the South, singing, and someone came to me before the show and said, 'There's… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
I always made sure that I kept the dignity, or tried to keep the dignity that they showed, by standing there and… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
I started off as a kid singing with my dad. My dad was my best pal. But he had seven kids, and… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
The voice muscle doesn't last forever. I have a lot of friends who are classical and opera singers. My friend Beverly Sills… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
There are situations when, in your singing, in your interpretation of songs, for instance, when you want a straight tone. And I… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
I've lost a few notes on the top. But I've gained a little insight about what makes people comfortable when they're listening… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
I believe it was Nat King Cole that my dad took me to see, and we were sitting in the dressing room,… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
I had stage fright for years and years, and I could hear it in my singing. But since I've done it so… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
First, I try to take everything away that doesn't matter to singing. It sounds simplistic, but it works. There is absolute focus… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
The world changes. The world is completely different now from when I was growing up. Back then, you didn't say things like they say… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share
I've paid the price over the years, though: a lot of injuries and surgeries related to my sports career; my hips and knees took… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share
When you do interviews, you have to talk about yourself - and I like to find out about other people. I am so familiar… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share
I've found that if I limit my talking, just everyday talking, a couple of days before I have to sing, my voice is stronger.… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share
In other words, the celebrity gets out of hand, and if youre not careful, you will forget what you are about - and that… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share
As a child, all I knew was that people kept asking me to sing, and because I liked to please, I would sing. It… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share
The light dims a little bit as you get older and new generations come along. But it's around the holidays when I am remembered… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share
I think most people don't understand: I have nothing to do with that. I just open my mouth, and it comes out that way. — Johnny Mathis Copy Share
I love the house that I've been living in for over 40 years. I really am a homebody and I still love to play golf. — Johnny Mathis Copy Share
I'm really pretty much a regular person who just got very lucky. I got involved early on in my life with a lot of… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share
There are not so many songs written about love today like there were in the past. It's all changed, but that's why my songs… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share
I started off as a kid singing with my dad. My dad was my best pal. But he had seven kids, and I was… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share
It's the most personal thing that I do is sing. Because I can't tell a lie. I want them to know exactly what I'm… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share
I was really active athletically, definitely. I was a hurdler, a sprinter. I played basketball for years. I was a serious athlete. — Johnny Mathis Copy Share
