American - Musician | August 3, 1926 -
To work is to feel alive.
Tony Bennett
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I've been so fortunate because I never really had ups and downs as far as my career. Ninety-nine percent of the time, I've been sold out all over the world.
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I know the history of the record business so well because I followed Billie Holiday into the record studios. It was so primitive compared to the sophisticated business today.
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More than anybody else I'd like to thank Count Basie for teaching me how to perform.
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Gaga is a gorgeous singer, and when she sings a great ballad, I get goose bumps.
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My whole life has been singing and painting. I just do those two things.
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Every day feels like just starting out because I still have so much more to learn.
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Never treat the audience disrespectfully.
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I still feel that I can get better somehow. And I search for it all of the time.
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Johnny Mercer started Capitol Records, and he brought in Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Nat King Cole. He just let them sing whatever they wanted, and it became the best record company in America.
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As a young boy, I did a lot of foolish things. I made a lot of mistakes. And you live and learn.
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I respected Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. Those were my heroes, and they were 10 years older than I was.
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