Pavarotti’s is the best male voice, and Joan Sutherland had a big voice but also acquired great coloratura notes. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
Mancini was a big part of my life. I sang a lot of his music, and he became a good buddy. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
Every time I try to tell people things about my career, I wonder if that’s the truth or something I’m fantasizing about. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
I have no way of knowing why my career has lasted so long other than the fact that people like the sound of my voice. Fortunately, I’ve been able to maintain it. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
I had a good record company right from the beginning, and I’m still with them after all these years. I think I may be the only person in the world that’s had a tenure this long with any record company. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
Most of the people I hang out with who sing love it, and they just want to do it until they die. I still look forward to the performances. And believe it or not, they’re all kind of different. Even though you sing the same songs, and maybe you go to the same venues, it just feels completely different every time you go on stage. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
Along the way, everyone’s been saying, ‘Make sure you take care of your voice because you’re going to want to do it the rest of your life.’ And it’s absolutely true. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
I was always a little bit afraid because I found out at a very early age that once you make a record, all the mistakes and all the good things are there for eternity. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
All of a sudden, I was in charge of my own decisions in the studio, and I didn’t have someone to guide me on what I was doing, right or wrong… I wasn’t a producer, and I didn’t realize until then how important producers were and how much they assisted me in my work. I tried to do what I could, but I had no idea what would be good for the market. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
Some of the stuff, I absolutely don’t remember recording it, it’s been so long. But I do like to try to throw in something a little different for the audience once in a while. Because a lot of these people who come to see have come back many, many times. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
