Johnny Mathis Messages

I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work.

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.

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.

Its just that some people are lucky and people still seem to enjoy the music.

Let's love, press your lips to mine. Let's kiss, for that thrill divine.

Thank God for vinyl! It's wonderful to be involved in something that captures your life from almost the beginning to the end. I'm absolutely blessed.

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.