It’s a wonderful thing to be stopped by people, to be recognized, to have somebody come up and say, ‘Thank you for all the wonderful memories, for everything… ‘ Those are compliments you can’t imagine. Frankie Avalon Read Quote
I like that because the fans want to see onstage what they know so well from the big screen. Frankie Avalon Read Quote
They look for the top note to end every song. They don’t know what they are singing about. There is no style. Frankie Avalon Read Quote
I was trying to become a legitimate trumpet player, and I had a scholarship to Eastman School of Music. I was really on my way. But I didn’t take the scholarship. I got sidetracked, because when summers came around, I started playing with a rock-and-roll band. Frankie Avalon Read Quote
I guess I’ve maintained my hair. I’m like a Donald Trump. I have a good, solid head of hair, and that’s been my trademark all these years. Frankie Avalon Read Quote
When the Beatles came in, I really concentrated on making a lot of movies. Those beach films that we did were a lot fun. They hit with an audience that related to what we were trying to do on the screen. That kept me going all through that Beatle period. Frankie Avalon Read Quote
I think about growing up back in Philly. It was about friendship with the guys and having a distant crush on some gal. And when you finally got the nerve to take her out on a date, you went to her parents’ house with a shine on your shoes, took her to the movies, and got her home nice and early. Frankie Avalon Read Quote
