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I've been fortunate that when Frank Sinatra was in concert, he would say, 'Here's a song by a wonderful young songwriter, Jimmy Webb,' and I'd be in the front row and stand up. That gets people talking about you.

Sinatra, in my opinion, is possibly the greatest male singer of all time.

The high point for me in my career was when Sinatra called me his favourite performer in the Fifties. And I've been sold out ever since.

Fame will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experience, but that's not where I live.

Frank Sinatra is the only one that went from teen idol to superstar.

Fame - anyone who says he doesn't like it is crazy.

Thank God I've never had the sort of intense fame that means you can't walk up the road. That sort of blazing stardom must be difficult to cope with and maintain; my career has just bubbled along happily.

Fame comes and fame goes, but you have to be able to laugh about yourself and to take it with a grain of salt.

Don't expect fame to come overnight. That filtered through to me in my own career. Look at Madonna: she's not the best singer in the world, but she's got where she has through hard work.