I'd like to prove that if you take care of yourself, you can actually not regret the fact that you've become an old-timer, but you can just still improve and actually get better. Tony Bennett carefacthave Change image and share on social
Presley is country music, white music. Jazz is black music - it was invented by the blacks in New Orleans. And I'm really a jazz singer. I was impressed with Elvis - he was the handsomest guy I ever met in my life, and a very nice person, too. But the music doesn't impress me. Tony Bennett blackcountryelvis share on social
I still get a little nervous before performing. You don't want to forget a lyric; you don't want to make a mistake. I still get butterflies. You can try to judge an audience, but you can only really judge things by the applause. Tony Bennett applauseaudiencebutterfly share on social
I think one of the reasons I'm popular again is because I'm wearing a tie. You have to be different. Tony Bennett popularreasontie Change image and share on social
I've been so fortunate because I never really had ups and downs as far as my career. Ninety-nine percent of the time, I've been sold out all over the world. Tony Bennett careerdownfortunate Change image and share on social
If music sounds dated, it means it wasn't very good in the first place. Tony Bennett dategoodmean Change image and share on social
Every show is different. The public has always been nice to me. I'm fortunate that way. Tony Bennett fortunatenicepublic Change image and share on social
No matter what age you are, there's a lot of room for learning. Tony Bennett agelearnlot Change image and share on social
Every day feels like just starting out because I still have so much more to learn. Tony Bennett dayfeltlearn 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