Tony Bennett

I know the history of the record business so well because I followed Billie Holiday into the record studios. It was so primitive compared to the sophisticated business today. ↗

— Tony Bennett

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More than anybody else I'd like to thank Count Basie for teaching me how to perform. ↗

— Tony Bennett

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I have a simple life. I mean, you just give me a drum roll, they announce my name, and I come out and sing. In my job I have a contract that says I'm a singer. So I sing. ↗

— Tony Bennett

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I think one of the reasons I'm popular again is because I'm wearing a tie. You have to be different. ↗

— Tony Bennett

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I still insist that American performers are the best performers in the world. ↗

— Tony Bennett

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I've been so fortunate because I never really had ups and downs as far as my career. Ninety-nine percent of the time, I've been sold out all over the world. ↗

— Tony Bennett

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To work is to feel alive. ↗

— Tony Bennett

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