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From a very early age, I wanted to fly aeroplanes.

When I was a child, I didn't fly - we couldn't afford to fly. Flying was for rich people.

I love to fly. I always wanted to fly. It's been one of my dreams since I was 3 years old. I remember saying to my mom, 3 years old, every day, 'I can fly!' Living on the ninth floor, it was dangerous.

My daddy was a World War I pilot, and I just wanted to be able to fly like he did.

I wanted to travel from the beginning. As a kid, I used to dream about airplanes, before I ever flew in one.

I started flying because I had a fear of it early on. I figured if I learned to fly, I would understand better what was happening and started taking lessons in the late 1950's, once I had made some money on tour.

I longed to fly. I was paid in flying lessons and, by the time I was 13, I'd logged 100 hours at the controls.

I was a big aviation buff as a boy.

I was doing everything that a kid would be doing anyway, but on top of that, I was able to fly to different cities.

I loved flying as much as I thought I would and continue to fly aircraft.