I had no particular image of Chicago in mind when I wrote 'My Kind of Town.' All I wanted to do was write a song in praise of Chicago, and that's what I did.


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SAMMY DAVIS, JR.
Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another guy with a lip twitch ...
SAMMY DAVIS, JR.
I've done some things I wish I could erase. . . . I invented mistakes. But the mistakes must be seen...
SAMMY DAVIS, JR.
I've done some things I wish I could erase. . . . I invented mistakes. But the mistakes must be seen...
SAMMY DAVIS JR.
You want to see the boy next door?...(then) don't go see Michael Jackson, because he ain't the boy n...
SAMMY DAVIS JR.
Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could nev...
SAMMY DAVIS JR.
The voices in my head does not likes attitude of some people. I know how to defend myself, but I do ...
SAMMY TOORA POWERLIFTER
The ultimate mystery is one's own self.
SAMMY DAVIS JR.
We can’t answer King’s assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could pay...
SAMMY DAVIS JR.
Though I love the luxury of the Waldorf Towers, room service there doesn't do soul food.
SAMMY DAVIS, JR.
Being in public with May and the children was too heavy. I was irreversibly tuned in to everyone aro...
SAMMY DAVIS, JR.
There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity.
SAMMY DAVIS, JR.
Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn was one of the swee...
SAMMY DAVIS, JR.