Every musician liked Peggy Lee, but not the general public.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There was a subtlety about Peggy Lee. It was powerful. There was a valuable use of space. Everything was not cluttered. Her voice was out front and was the key instrument.
From Michael Jackson to Peggy Lee, I like it all.
I think Jerry Lee is sad. As a musician, he was far more talented than Elvis Presley. Everybody down in Memphis knows that. Elvis became a movie star because he was beautiful. Not that Elvis wasn't talented, but Jerry Lee Lewis was incomprehensibly talented as a musician.
I used to be with a publishing house called Roosevelt Music. A gentleman there told me he had seen Peggy Lee perform Fever in Las Vegas and I found out later she wanted to record it.
Before the Beatles, songwriters were very anonymous people and nobody paid any attention to them.
I never saw myself as a folk singer.
It's kind of odd when you think of Loretta Lynn, when she was first traveling and recording country music. It was all built through word of mouth. If you pleased the fans, they would pass it around to their friends and family.
I didn't even respect singers until I heard Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong.
I can't think of one person I've ever met who didn't like some type of music.
Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.