Sinatra had a lot of mood swings, but he was wonderful to my wife Barbara and to me. He made no bones about who he liked and who he loved, and he had this great charisma. When he walked into a room, it stopped. I've only seen that happen with Ronald Reagan. Don Rickles barbarabonecharisma share on social
Sinatra, here's a guy who plays a tough guy in all his movies, but was allowed to be vulnerable when he stepped up to the microphone. Michael Bolton allowguymicrophone Change image and share on social
Sinatra, in my opinion, is possibly the greatest male singer of all time. George Strait greatmaleopinion Change image and share on social
Sinatra invited me once to his birthday party in L.A. I was young, and I felt great about it. But when I got there, the Rat Pack were all in the kitchen laughing their heads off. Tony Bennett birthdayfeltgreat Change image and share on social
Sinatra's endurance has become a rallying point for many people who feel that their sacrifices and hard work are no longer honored. Pete Hamill endurancefeelhard Change image and share on social
Sinatra slowly found a way to allow tenderness into the performance while remaining manly. He perfected the role of the Tender Tough Guy and passed it on to several generations of Americans. Before him, that archetype did not exist in American popular culture. Pete Hamill americanarchetypeculture share on social
Sinatra was pretty astute - he used the best songwriters around, he used all the resources, he covered every song from the era basically. Martin Fry astutebasicallycover Change image and share on social
