American - Musician | September 30, 1935 -
It's a joy to listen to someone at the top of their craft.
Johnny Mathis
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Pavarotti's is the best male voice, and Joan Sutherland had a big voice but also acquired great coloratura notes.
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I love Puccini and that oriental influence in his music.
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Mancini was a big part of my life. I sang a lot of his music, and he became a good buddy.
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Every time I try to tell people things about my career, I wonder if that's the truth or something I'm fantasizing about.
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I have no way of knowing why my career has lasted so long other than the fact that people like the sound of my voice. Fortunately, I've been able to maintain it.
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I had a good record company right from the beginning, and I'm still with them after all these years. I think I may be the only person in the world that's had a tenure this long with any record company.
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Most of the people I hang out with who sing love it, and they just want to do it until they die. I still look forward to the performances. And believe it or not, they're all kind of different. Even though you sing the same songs, and maybe you go to the same venues, it just feels completely different every time you go on stage.
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Along the way, everyone's been saying, 'Make sure you take care of your voice because you're going to want to do it the rest of your life.' And it's absolutely true.
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I met a guy on the golf course who was a kinesiologist - after I looked up the word, I found out it meant exercise. I started working with him, and that was many years ago.
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I was always a little bit afraid because I found out at a very early age that once you make a record, all the mistakes and all the good things are there for eternity.
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When you say, 'I'm going to sing it once, and everyone is going to hear it forever,' that's kind of frightening.
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