Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My biggest hero was Roman Gabriel, who was the QB of the Rams, and Roger Staubach. Those were the two guys I tired to emulate when I was little.
My sporting heroes were Ken Jones, Stanley Matthews, and Cliff Morgan.
Glenn Slater is my lyricist who, of the new young lyricists coming along, is the most exciting, I think.
I had some great role models along the way. My on-field heroes were the great Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, and Willie Mays. I wanted to be like them on the field, and I am so damn proud to join them in the Hall of Fame.
I grew up with another pretty darn good writer: Glenn Frey of the Eagles. We were very good friends, and we kind of studied it together.
And I loved Frank Lloyd Wright. I think he was the greatest man I have ever met in my life.
Steven Spielberg was my childhood hero.
Dean Martin is one of my heroes.
Johnny Unitas was my hero.
Norman Lear is my all-time, ultimate hero. He's an amazing man. That's one person I'm looking forward to meeting. What he did, with shows and sitcoms, he's my hero.