Johnny Mathis Quotes

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• But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity.
• Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do.
• I think there are a lot of people who really want to be famous, they really do. I don't. It sort of gets in the…
• I'm just one of the lucky people. I have no other reason for my longevity.
• When I was 12 and started to take singing lessons from a woman, she told me that I would probably spend the rest of my…
• It's very much like opera singers. They do the same thing. The first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, the thing…
• I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work.
• And fortunately, I haven't had any problem with my voice. I've been able to sing at a level of consistency that the people are expecting.
• I really, really enjoy music and that's why I do what I do.
• Even though there's no forum for me on the radio for the kind of music I sing anymore, I am still excited about having a…
• 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.
• Too much, too little, too late, to ever try again. Too much, too little, too late, let's end it being friends.
• Let's love, press your lips to mine. Let's kiss, for that thrill divine.
• Walk my way and a thousand violins begin to play, or it might be the sound of your hello.
• Her desire for fame is like her hair. It keeps getting bigger. [on Diana Ross
• My favorite singer to this day is Nat King Cole. I've tried to emulate his phrasing. It is so absolutely beautiful to listen to his…
• In other words, the celebrity gets out of hand, and if you're not careful, you will forget what you are about - and that is…
• It's just that some people are lucky and people still seem to enjoy the music.
• When I do an album I try to find a producer that's excited about something that they want me to sing, and I check with…
• When you do interviews, you have to talk about yourself - and I like to find out about other people. I am so familiar with…

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