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Along the way, everyone's bee...

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 used to stay up all night, ...

I used to stay up all night, roam around, drink, and carry on like everybody else. That all changed when I got older, started to exercise and play golf. I knew by the time the day was over I would not feel like exercising, so I made it a point to exercise early.

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I have no way of knowing why ...

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 have one room off my kitche...

I have one room off my kitchen filled with nothing but cookbooks and recipes that are sent to me from around the world. Every two years, I have to go through them and pick out ones to send to the local schools. There's a need for books, especially cookbooks.

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Every time I try to tell peop...

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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Christmas is never going to g...

Christmas is never going to go away, and it's always going to be there. And there's always room for one more Christmas song, I think.

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I was very fortunate to have ...

I was very fortunate to have a wonderful woman as my voice coach when I started singing professionally. I was only 19, so now it's been 60 years!

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Years ago, I went to Brazil a...

Years ago, I went to Brazil and fell in love with it. I really like the music, samba, bossa nova, the language and the people.

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All of a sudden, I was in cha...

All of a sudden, I was in charge of my own decisions in the studio, and I didn't have someone to guide me on what I was doing, right or wrong... I wasn't a producer, and I didn't realize until then how important producers were and how much they assisted me in my work. I tried to do what I could, but I had no idea what would be good for the market.

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That's a big important deal, ...

That's a big important deal, the way people see you from the stage. Once in a while, I'd ask people, 'How did you enjoy the show?' 'Hey, you looked great.' But how did I sound? That visual look is very important to people.

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I drank too much, only champa...

I drank too much, only champagne.

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I've recorded in Portuguese, ...

I've recorded in Portuguese, too. I didn't set out to just sing ballads or romantic songs.

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I had stage fright for years ...

I had stage fright for years and years, and I could hear it in my singing. But since I've done it so often for so many years, you'd think that I'd relax a little bit, and I think that I have.

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I always made sure that I kep...

I always made sure that I kept the dignity, or tried to keep the dignity that they showed, by standing there and singing and not doing too much else, because I didn't know what else to do. But you know, sometimes you can get carried away and I don't know, lose your composure or something.

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Her desire for fame is like h...

Her desire for fame is like her hair. It keeps getting bigger. [on Diana Ross

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When you're doing bad things,...

When you're doing bad things, you just don't know whether you can conquer them or not. I found out how strong I could be when I was motivated, and I'm kind of proud of that.

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Walk my way and a thousand vi...

Walk my way and a thousand violins begin to play, or it might be the sound of your hello.

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Most of the people I hang out...

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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I had a good record company r...

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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When you do interviews, you h...

When you do interviews, you have to talk about yourself - and I like to find out about other people. I am so familiar with everything that I do. Ive said it over and over again. I think it is boring.

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