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I think there are a lot of people who really want to be famous, they really do. I don't. It sort of gets in the way of the everyday things that I do.
Johnny Mathis
In other words, the celebrity gets out of hand, and if you're not careful, you will forget what you are about - and that is you are about making music that people want to hear.
Johnny Mathis
I really, really enjoy music and that's why I do what I do.
Johnny Mathis
I'm just one of the lucky people. I have no other reason for my longevity.
Johnny Mathis
But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity.
Johnny Mathis
I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work.
Johnny Mathis
When I was 12 and started to take singing lessons from a woman, she told me that I would probably spend the rest of my life taking care of my voice.
Johnny Mathis
When you do interviews, you have to talk about yourself - and I like to find out about other people. I am so familiar with everything that I do. Ive said it over and over again. I think it is boring.
Johnny Mathis
Its just that some people are lucky and people still seem to enjoy the music.
Johnny Mathis
Even though there's no forum for me on the radio for the kind of music I sing anymore, I am still excited about having a career where I can sing the best music in the world, and people will come and hear me because of the hit records I've had in the past.
Johnny Mathis
When I do an album I try to find a producer that's excited about something that they want me to sing, and I check with the record company to find out what they think they can sell - which is their No. 1 priority.
Johnny Mathis
It's very much like opera singers. They do the same thing. The first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, the thing they think about is their voice and how to take care of it.
Johnny Mathis
