Tony Bennett
Related TONY BENNETT TORI AMOS ETHEL MERMAN TONY BENNETT I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES TONY BENNETT Johnny Mercer was my father's best friend and became mine as well. And Harold Arlen, whom I woul... MARGARET WHITING KEVIN KLINE We're trying to find the heart and soul of each of these songwriters. The through-line is going to b... JEFF OWEN Probably more than anybody else, I loved Nat 'King' Cole as a performer - not only his singi... BRUCE FORSYTH BRYAN WHITE I listen to Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Nat Cole, John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles.... JAMES DARREN European musicians didn't learn popular music, whereas in America we did, ... So you played in bands... PHILIP GLASS MEL BROOKS From folk to tribal to Cab Calloway, Cole Porter, Gershwin to the Rolling Stones, whose first record... CAT POWER TONY BENNETT AARON NEVILLE ZACH ANNER I believe it was Nat King Cole that my dad took me to see, and we were sitting in the dressing room,... JOHNNY MATHIS J. D. SOUTHER Some of my other heroes around that time were, oddly enough, Frank Sinatra, Nat Cole and people like... WILLIAM BELL I considered Nat King Cole to be a friend and, in many ways, a mentor. He always had words of profou... DIAHANN CARROLL GLORIA ESTEFAN The one who really captured me and became my absolute favorite was Nat King Cole. He was a genius at... JOHNNY MATHIS In his musicals with Garland, Rooney was the sparkplug for prodigious entrepreneurship - that era... RICHARD CORLISS My father's Alfred Newman - born in 1900, child prodigy at the piano, ended up in pit orchestras... THOMAS NEWMAN It was very emotional after the game. Dean spoke to us and really choked up, because he's (Colbert) ... DANIEL HARRIS I knew Sinatra for 38 years. He was like my father. Frank Sinatra was my 'dad.' He treated m... TRINI LOPEZ I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and ... MARVIN HAMLISCH You look at Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Bob Seger. All they ever wanted to do was go out there and entert... EDDIE MONEY JONI MITCHELL GRACE JONES We started playing the Baltimore Colts early, and I was still very impressed with Johnny Unitas, who... BOB LILLY It's not like I'm the first man ever to do this, y'know? You gotta go back to Nat King C... ICE CUBE Better Old King Cole and his merry soul than a hundred Franz Kafkas. MARTY RUBIN When he was in a game, he put his mind, body and soul into trying to win it. He was animated, but th... BILL GRANGER The Gershwin legacy is extraordinary because George Gershwin died in 1937, but his music is as fresh... MICHAEL FEINSTEIN DON RICKLES PETER GALLAGHER Our father was a very giving, caring person and a well-respected man in the community. Many folks kn... BRUCE RUTHERFORD MAGGIE STIEFVATER MAGGIE STIEFVATER MAGGIE STIEFVATER MAGGIE STIEFVATER MAGGIE STIEFVATER MAGGIE STIEFVATER I was very disappointed at the first verdict. That's my son, and I was hoping at the most manslaught... ANN JOHNSON He was on the track team and I know the way he was running, he was running for his life. I just have... JANICE KRAYNAK Cole was our biggest cheerleader. That was good to see. He wasn't on the bench sulking and feeling s... JEFF EVENS I was brought up with beautiful music - Nat King Cole and Glen Miller from my dad, and my mum loved ... IMELDA MAY AARON NEVILLE Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of 'That Lucky Old Sun' was inspired by 'Rha... BRIAN WILSON MAURY YESTON 1947 was a good year. A lot of the tunes that we've learned, whether from Nat 'King' Cole, Louis Jor... DOMINIC SUCHYTA ART GARFUNKEL I always liked Nat King Cole. I always wanted to go my own way, but I always favoured other singers ... BILLY PAUL Every teacher at Mercer [Middle School] told me how fast he was, ERIC OLSEN The rules only applied toCAMERON STRACHER We were working... with Frank Sinatra. He was in the main room, and we were in the lounge. It was a ... BOBBY HATFIELD FLANNERY O'CONNOR JOHN OATES GREG BEHRENDT Dean Martin. He was incredible. GLEN CAMPBELL ROBERT GOTTLIEB CAROL BURNETT At first I thought, 'he's a teenager, he's irritable,' but then I knew it was more than that. Then h... JANE SMITH He was very bright and talented. What he did was learn his craft well. As he said, you can't be stup... WILLIAM THOMAS He came to play every day. He was like Larry Bird in basketball. He was one of the first guys at pra... JACK MCMAHON Cole's just talking -- ain't nobody jealous of no Cole. Cole was running so slow. I was going to try... COURTNEY TAYLOR When he let it go, I knew it was good, he knew it was good and I think the whole entire Clemente Cen... BILLY MIMS When I played Dean Martin, he was dead when we made the movie but there would have been nothing bett... JOE MANTEGNA [Since he's in the business, Chris Barron fortunately understands the demands of his wife's career.]... LAURA BENANTI [Since he's in the business, Chris Barron fortunately understands the demands of his wife's career.]... LAURA BENANTI [Since he's in the business, Chris Barron fortunately understands the demands of his wife's career.]... LAURA BENANTI Martin was really wrestling well and just started winning. He wrestled smart, and he had some nice t... GLEN WHITE That was a great hold by Cole, but the big thing is he kept his poise. A lot of inexperienced holder... JEFF SCOTT Garth was smart enough that he could have done just about anything. He was book savvy, and the thing... JEFF GWALTNEY My main influences have always been the classic jazz players who sang, like Louis Armstrong and Nat ... MOSE ALLISON I don't know." That was typical Sajaki; like all the genuinely clever people Sylveste had met he kne... ALASTAIR REYNOLDS AARON NEVILLE The songwriters whom we think of being the greatest songwriters usually write one hit and six or sev... AHMET ERTEGUN I know he would never hurt anybody unless he was protecting Tony. But I'm thankful that his life's s... ANN JOHNSON He didn't. You know, he said he was being provocative. He has a background in philosophy and the ide... JAKE TAPPER HARVEY PEKAR C. JOYBELL C. MAGGIE STIEFVATER He was a storyteller. There was a lot of background that makes Frank Sinatra such a powerful icon. W... MICHAEL BOLTON MAGGIE STIEFVATER Batter Old King Cole and his merry soul than a hundred Franz Kafkas. MARTY RUBIN I knew that the guy had touched it, and I think he knew that too. I don't know why he was doing that... ERREK SUHR AMY CHUA One day, I went to buy something for my dad at the shops, and I heard a song by Nat King Cole called... DESMOND DEKKER J. Cole's 2014 'Forrest Hills Drive.' The album, artwork, and director of that album was... HASAN MINHAJ Scott was punk rock and basically we were just worried about his health. We got kind of midway throu... BRANDON THOMAS My dad's Nigerian, and I remember going to Nigeria, and all of these kids and adults and everyon... ANNIE ILONZEH My father and Frank Sinatra respected each other's abilities enormously. My father always said Frank... CHRISTOPHER RIDDLE CORNEL WEST Cole didn’t see her for the rest of the weekend, and he was glad.DANIKA STONE My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff. KATE BUSH MICHAEL DOUGLAS
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BO BENNETT A single question can be more influential than a thousand statements. BO BENNETT BENNETT CERF ALAN BENNETT ALAN BENNETT ALAN BENNETT ALAN BENNETT ALAN BENNETT I always wanted to do things on my own terms, and unfortunately in this industry, that's not som... HALEY BENNETT I struggled for many, many years following 'Music and Lyrics' - I mean really struggled. HALEY BENNETT I love to dress up and create a narrative with my look. HALEY BENNETT I prefer clean silhouettes that are almost utilitarian, but I'm not afraid to take risks on the ... HALEY BENNETT I want to have a long career. HALEY BENNETT I have a thousands wants; it's hard to really hone in on just a few. HALEY BENNETT I'm very happy with the choices I've been making and the people I've been working with. ... HALEY BENNETT I think it's very refreshing to see women in cinema having strength and their own independent st... 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Johnny Mercer started Capitol Records, and he brought in Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Nat King Cole. He... 
My mother says I was two-and-a-half when I started playing. My father was a minister, and when he we... 
I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole ... 
For many years, I've always been attached to what they call the Great American Songbook, and Ker... 
I respected Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. Those were my heroes, and they were 10... 
I totally related to Cole Porter's magnetic pull to any piano that was in the room, which he was fam... 
Nat King Cole was a really big influence. 
As far as songwriters, I've always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin... 
My dad and my mom were big Nat King Cole fans, so they had everything he did. 
My grandma was a church organist for 40 years, and she got me into jazz music and great songwriters,... 
I grew up with singers. My father's mother sang opera. My dad was a big band singer. I can't... 
My mom was an amazing singer and music was a big part of my life, so I grew up listening to Nat King... 
Not to dismiss Gershwin, but Gershwin is the chip; Ellington was the block. 
My dad's family were political and he was always a theatrical creature, whereas my mum is really... 
The inaugural of Ronald Reagan, with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. And that was the greatest thing.... 
Around 5th and 6th grade I thought Dean Martin was the coolest guy in the world; he was a great sing... 
Are you still on Minnesota time?” I asked.
Taking risks is not being suicidal. Otherwise, skydivers need serious help. 
For me, when you are talking about perfect songs, you're talking about Gershwin, 'Someone To... 
To the extreme. Dylan was the coolest thing in the country. If you were a young person at that age, ... 
He had a winning smile and it was evident that he didn't think he was any better than anybody else e... 
I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton J... 
There will never be a good time, financially, to get married, unless you're Shaq or Ray Romano. But ... 
Of the great singing stars of the 1940s and '50s, only one - Nat King Cole - died young, at age ... 
Steve Martin in 'All of Me,' when he did that whole thing where he was possessed by the spir... 
I kept on buying records and listening to them. Finally, I was able to hear the relationship between... 
I once knew a man who was heir to the throne of a great kingdom, he lived as a ranger and fought his... 
I was the one that in a very overconfident immigrant way thought I knew exactly how to raise my kids... 
Martin Luther King Jr. was not just a man of peace. He was a radical pacifist, and so he was against... 
My memories of Las Vegas were all with my father when I was, like, a teenager. He was best friends w... 
The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed. 
Cancer, like any other illness, is a bore. 
I always feel over-appreciated but underestimated. 
We were put to Dickens as children but it never quite took. That unremitting humanity soon had me ch... 
I was a breakdancer as a kid. I was on one of the top break dancing teams in Australia. 
The best physique I ever had was when I was ballet dancing. 
If I see someone doing a new sport, I usually like to throw myself into it, and I never look at it a... 
I myself have felt the wrath of the media, but that's part of what a good democracy is. 
I want the world to understand that a Palestinian state means no Israeli state. That's the equat... 
Israel, contrary to most of the West, has a high fertility rate, so there's a lot of young peopl... 
Gross ignorance: 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance. 
Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and mora... 
Commemoration of Jack Winslow, Missionary, Evangelist, 1974 The reason that the Ten Commandments... 
When you encourage others, you boost their self-esteem, enhance their self-confidence, make them wor... 
Stay strong, stay positive, and never give up. 
Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations bui... 
Never marry a man who hates his mother, because he'll end up hating you. 
Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly be... 
You wake up in the morning, and lo! your purse is magically filled with twenty-four hours of the mag... 
It is within the experience of everyone that when pleasure and pain reach a certain intensity they a... 
The acquiring of culture is the development of an avid hunger for knowledge and beauty. 