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“My favorite singer to this day is Nat King Cole. I've tried to emulate his phrasing. It is so absolutely beautiful to listen to his lovely voice.”
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Johnny Mathis
#Beautiful Quotes
#Kings Quotes
#Voice Quotes
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“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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Johnny Mathis
#Thinking Quotes
#People Quotes
#Interviews Quotes
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“In other words, the celebrity gets out of hand, and if youre not careful, you will forget what you are about - and that is you are about making music that people want to hear.”
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Johnny Mathis
#Hands Quotes
#People Quotes
#Want Quotes
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“Her desire for fame is like her hair. It keeps getting bigger. [on Diana Ross”
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Johnny Mathis
#Hair Quotes
#Desire Quotes
#Fame Quotes
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“Walk my way and a thousand violins begin to play, or it might be the sound of your hello.”
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Johnny Mathis
Source : Song: Misty The Very Best Of Johnny Mathis, Album: Heavenly
#Romantic Quotes
#Play Quotes
#Sound Quotes
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“Let's love, press your lips to mine. Let's kiss, for that thrill divine.”
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Johnny Mathis
Source : Song: Let's Love
#Romantic Quotes
#Kissing Quotes
#Thrill Quotes
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“Too much, too little, too late, to ever try again. Too much, too little, too late, let's end it being friends.”
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Johnny Mathis
Source : Song: Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
#Trying Quotes
#Too Late Quotes
#Littles Quotes
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“I love the house that I've been living in for over 40 years. I really am a homebody and I still love to play golf.”
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Johnny Mathis
#Golf Quotes
#Years Quotes
#Play Quotes
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“Even though there's no forum for me on the radio for the kind of music I sing anymore, I am still excited about having a career where I can sing the best music in the world, and people will come and hear me because of the hit records I've had in the past.”
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Johnny Mathis
#Past Quotes
#Careers Quotes
#People Quotes
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“I really, really enjoy music and that's why I do what I do.”
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Johnny Mathis
#Enjoy Quotes
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“And fortunately, I haven't had any problem with my voice. I've been able to sing at a level of consistency that the people are expecting.”
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Johnny Mathis
#Voice Quotes
#People Quotes
#Consistency Quotes
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“I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work.”
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Johnny Mathis
#Body Quotes
#Most Amazing Quotes
#Mets Quotes
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“It's very much like opera singers. They do the same thing. The first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, the thing they think about is their voice and how to take care of it.”
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Johnny Mathis
#Morning Quotes
#Night Quotes
#Thinking Quotes
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“When I was 12 and started to take singing lessons from a woman, she told me that I would probably spend the rest of my life taking care of my voice.”
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Johnny Mathis
#Life Lesson Quotes
#Voice Quotes
#Singing Quotes
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“I'm just one of the lucky people. I have no other reason for my longevity.”
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Johnny Mathis
#People Quotes
#Lucky Quotes
#Reason Quotes
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“I think there are a lot of people who really want to be famous, they really do. I don't. It sort of gets in the way of the everyday things that I do.”
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Johnny Mathis
#Thinking Quotes
#People Quotes
#Everyday Quotes
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“Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do.”
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Johnny Mathis
#Doing What You Want Quotes
#Way Quotes
#Sometimes Quotes
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“But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity.”
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Johnny Mathis
#Congratulations Quotes
#Grateful Quotes
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“Its just that some people are lucky and people still seem to enjoy the music.”
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Johnny Mathis
#People Quotes
#Lucky Quotes
#Enjoy Quotes
