I started off as a kid singing with my dad. My dad was my best pal. But he had seven kids, and I was the only one who was kind of interested in what he was playing and singing at the piano. And he was not only my dad, but he was my best pal, and I was interested in doing whatever he wanted to. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
The fact that I’m not a good musician – I throw it around, tell people that – it doesn’t matter that much. It only matters to me, because I idolized good musicians. I absolutely worshiped them. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
I used to stay up all night, roam around, drink, and carry on like everybody else. That all changed when I got older, started to exercise and play golf. I knew by the time the day was over I would not feel like exercising, so I made it a point to exercise early. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
Years ago, I went to Brazil and fell in love with it. I really like the music, samba, bossa nova, the language and the people. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
I love the whole aspect of music, especially the singing; I never get tired of finding new songs to sing and sing them in a way that’s interesting for the public. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
I was a mediocre basketball player. But I was there, and I could remember the plays. And my basketball coach, after he retired from teaching, would come to my performances all the time. And I was very happy about that, because I was not memorable as a basketball player. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
I’m still going strong. I have been very blessed and still am. I love singing. Obviously, at my age, I don’t tour with as many dates throughout the year as I did in the past. But I do this to honor my father who was also a singer. I still miss him and his encouragement. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
Most of our physical education teachers were just teachers, and they had to do the extra stuff on their own. I remember very vividly that they would hold a cane pole between two of the students down low, and we would all jump over it. And they would raise it and raise it and raise it. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity. Johnny Mathis Read Quote
