I think today's music absolutely stinks. I really do mean that. |
They look for the top note to end every song. They don't know what they are singing about. There is no style. |
Rocco paid me 35 bucks a week at Murray's Inn in South Jersey. People started asking Rocco to have me sing. |
These kids today, everything is about hitting a vocal home run. |
When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly. |
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've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician. |
Well, we all age, but I'd been taking herbal supplements for a long time. |
I was not a trained actor. |
Kids know me from their Grease DVD, so they instantly respond. You can hear a pin drop when I do my old songs. |
I like that because the fans want to see onstage what they know so well from the big screen. |
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. |
Yes, but I don't think of the Teen Angel as of an age. |
The kids have all seen it on DVD or videotape. |
They weren't great pictures, but they were fun, and they really represented that period of time well. |
It captures a lot of the spirit of the '50s. |
No sooner than I did take it seriously, I had million-selling hits and movies with John Wayne. |
I wish I could talk to Annette, but she doesn't even correspond at this point. |