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My songs lie somewhere in between the evergreen standards, rock n' roll and pop.

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I was a teenage idol, but not the one that the girls would put up on their walls, like Fabian and Frankie Avalon. I was more cerebral, like a Roy Orbison or a Buddy Holly. I was one of the few who could write songs.

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When the Beatles came to America and took me off the map, I thought I would return the favor, and I moved the family to England!

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I take care of my voice. I don't go to loud discos where I have to shout; I don't have iced drinks.

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I was driving my 1959 Chevy Impala down King's Highway in Brooklyn with the top down, and I heard 'Oh! Carol' on three stations at the same time while I was channel surfing. I knew then that I made it.

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My teachers said, 'Always keep a Beethoven sonata under your fingers.' I always have. I still play chamber music, and I always play classical.

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America has a tendency to chip away at you if you've been a success for a long time, whereas in Europe, they put you on a pedestal.

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Being a New Yorker, I used to dance to Latin music. There was a place called the Palladium on Broadway. And Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez used to play. So I still have that in my blood.

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I did have my beginnings in doo-wop music; I had a group called the Tokens in Brooklyn. They went on, of course, to do 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' and a lot of other great things. I went on as a soloist. But I still love doo-wop music.

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I'm not afraid of poking fun at myself.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: March 13th, 1939

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