There are notes between notes, you know.

What was the competition? Well, I remember this Puerto Rican who came out in a short skirt and a gun.

Horns always influenced me more than voices.

Judy Garland was the singer I most wanted to sound like then, not to copy, but to get some of her soul and purity. A wonderful young voice.

I don't think I ever modeled myself after a singer. I've more or less copied the styles of horn-tooters right from the start.

When I sing, trouble can sit right on my shoulder and I don't even notice.