 And of course coming from Massachusetts, Rocky Marciano was my favorite. |
| I was born in Massachusetts and lived there until I was thirteen years old. |
| I used to be afraid of looking at the audience. |
| I wanted to be a plumber. |
| If people like what I do, fine. If they don't, fine. |
| Ali and I have become friends over the years. I was on a plane with him one time when he was the champion. |
| You open the show with a bang, then don't come back on for 45 minutes. |
| Rocky Marciano had such guts and heart. He was something special. |
| Joe Louis was one of my first heroes. |
| You play your character and it isn't right to step out of it. You have to stay in that character. |
| I don't watch a lot of featherweight fights yet some of those fights are the best fights ever. |
| When I sing full-on I use my whole body. I open my throat and let it fly out. |
| I've been a boxing fan ever since I was a kid. |
| But I don't work out. I pay people to do that for me. |
| The only good thing about going to the fights is you can go into the green room and you can see some of your old friends that you haven't seen in a long time. |
| I only eat one meal a day. Lunch, not dinner. |
| Ali's daughter is fighting and Joe Frazier's daughter is fighting as well. |
| When you sing a song the way I sing it, you have to use your whole body. It's almost like working out. |
| You have to remember, I didn't want this life. |
| I can tell jokes. I can talk to the audience. I can relax. I can change my songs whenever I want. I can change the tempos. I can change the mood, because I'm in charge. |
