A Love Song Must Respect The Canons

When I Was Very Young, I Started Trying To Sing Like The Great Tenor Mario Lanza; My Family Used To Play His Records. We All Learn Best By Imitating Others.

If You Could Have The Arms Of Hercules, Legs As Swift As The Wind. If You Could Leap Shoulder High Above The Rim, Have The Kick Of A Dolphin, The Reflexes Of A Cat. If You Could Have All These, You Would Have The Body, You Would Have The Tools. But You Would Not Have Greatness Until You Understand That The Strongest Muscle Is The Heart. To Me, That's The Soul Of The Olympic Games.

I Always Knew I Would Sing. I Just Didn't Know If I Would Be Successful Or Not. But I Sang At School, I Sang At Parties, I Sang At Church. Everyone Always Asked Me To Sing. I'd Be Playing Football With My Friends And My Parents Would Ask Me To Sing For Their Guests. I Was Never Very Happy About That Because I Wanted To Play Football.

I Started As A Lyrical Singer. But It Was Through The Pop Universe That I Reached International Fame.

I First Started Playing In Piano Bars For Three Reasons - To Make Money, To Be In The Company Of My Friends - And Also To Hook Up With Young Girls. I Always Knew, Even Before I Played In Piano Bars, About The Effect Of My Voice.