Johnny Mathis Quotes
"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."
- Johnny Mathis
(Related: Music, People, Career, Past, Will, World)
"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. I've said it over and over again. I think it is boring."
- Johnny Mathis
(Related: People, Talk)
"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."
- Johnny Mathis
(Related: Life, Care, Rest, Singing, Voice, Woman)
"When I do an album I try to find a producer that's excited about something that they want me to sing, and I check with the record company to find out what they think they can sell - which is their No. 1 priority."
- Johnny Mathis
(Related: Company, Want)
"Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do."
- Johnny Mathis
(Related: Being, Famous, Want)
"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."
- Johnny Mathis
(Related: Day, Favorite, Voice)
"In other words, the celebrity gets out of hand, and if you're not careful, you will forget what you are about - and that is you are about making music that people want to hear."
- Johnny Mathis
(Related: Music, People, Celebrity, Forget, Want, Will, Words)
"I'm just one of the lucky people. I have no other reason for my longevity."
- Johnny Mathis
(Related: People, Longevity, Reason)
"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."
- Johnny Mathis
(Related: People, Famous, Want)
"I really, really enjoy music and that's why I do what I do."
- Johnny Mathis
(Related: Music)
"I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work."
- Johnny Mathis
(Related: Work)
"It's just that some people are lucky and people still seem to enjoy the music."
- Johnny Mathis
(Related: Music, People)
"But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity."
- Johnny Mathis
(Related: Success, Celebrity)