I'm a terrible trumpet player.

I'm a terrible trumpet player.

As you know, I played a little trumpet with Elvis. I overdub a few drum licks here and there on a session, but I'm not a drummer by any means.

Bill Justis was a saxophone player, good musician, arranger, and friend of mine who had a big hit called 'Raunchy.'

I did recording sessions as a musician as well as a background vocalist and enjoyed every minute of it. I remember singing harmony with Waylon Jennings on a few songs that were hits. Chet Atkins always put me up so high that I strained to hit every note. It was a lot of fun.

I had no idea that I could sustain a career as an artist. But, I loved music and wanted to be in the music business.

I just love music in general. I've been a fan of all different kinds of music since I can remember.

I kinda halfway paid attention to politics during my early years, but the older you get, the more you realize it's very important to pay attention to who gets elected. They can ruin the country.

I love what I do. I made my first record in '57. I don't think I'll ever get tired of making records and writing songs and singing and being in the music business.

I originally passed on 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head' in 1969, so they gave it to B.J. Thomas.

I saw Louis Armstrong perform at Albany State College on Radio Springs Road. He was probably the first famous individual I saw in concert. Unfortunately, I never did get to meet him.

I'm a big fan of comedy music.

I'm basically a keyboard player, so if it's got a keyboard on it, I'll give it a shot. I played a lot of organ in the early days. I can make a few chords on guitar, but that's about it.

I'm not just a singer of funny songs; I am basically, first and foremost, a musician. I'm always recording all styles of music.

People will remember a good comedy song a lot longer than they would some of the so-called straight love songs.

The government is already into our lives a whole lot more than they should be. If I were president, I'd roll everything back. Everything!

The human brain is a funny thing: it's very susceptible to tempo and melody. You put the right words to it, and it becomes very influential.

The human brain is a funny thing its very susceptible to tempo and melody. You put the right words to it and it becomes very influential.

I no longer say nice things about yoga. I was doing yoga so long before everybody else.

No one ever said learning was to be easy, but it's part of the process of evolving as a human being, and we all have to go through it. When I look back, I see that each difficult time brought an important lesson. And I prefer to look at it with gratitude because I wouldn't be who I am today if I haven't gone through it all.

I expect that any day now, I will have said all I have to say; I'll have used up all my characters, and then I'll be free to get on with my real life.

Now as a musician, if you have it within you, you can create your own reality. Believe me, it's a novelty.

You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable.

The key to excellent health and longevity is to eat a high ratio of micronutrients to macronutrients.

A novel is too much of a commitment. I tend to peruse Twitter - I check to see if I had any mentions and read the latest messages.

Period drama is such a huge umbrella term: it seems to cover everything from Claudius to something from the 1920s.

The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant.

I have a boy's body. I would prefer to have more curves because I think that's more beautiful. I would much rather have J. Lo's body than mine.

Good friends dont let you do stupid thingsalone.

Western enthusiasm for democracy stops when those opposed to its policies are elected to office.

How great a quality is horse sense Someone has defined it as that something which keeps horses from betting on men

Prayer, faith, and vision, plus real effort too. Blend them together for one potent brew;The magical spell to your dreams coming true.

The truth of why I used to listen to Arrested Development on my Walkman was because if I didn't, it would take me 20 minutes to walk to school. If I did, it took me 15. That's the reason I loved it. I just had more of a kick in my step, more of a bounce, so I'd walk quicker.

Don't think you are going to go on forever because you are not and begin to plan something that will compensate as you reduce your capacities to leap or turn on this or that or the other, begin thinking of something else.

If you get a bad review, you take that in your stride.

Herbs deserve to be used much more liberally.

For we walk in faith, not by sight.

Aircraft are always going to be something that terrorists are interested in because you bring down an airliner, you have drawn the world's attention.

Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods.

In politics, familiarity doesn't breed contempt. It breeds votes.

I had the blessing of opportunity. You need the folks in the boardroom who have consciences and the people in the streets who can picket at the right time.

I do see myself going to LA. Not anytime soon.