That's what's wrong with the country. There are too many 'good soldiers' accepting too many bad decisions.
I always felt I never chose music, it chose me.
I still perform it in all my shows. I'll do it as long as I'm breathing. I'm so proud it has stood the test of time.
I do a lot of Vegas work and work with the comedians.
And, because there was an honesty about all that was going on. It connected with the people in the street.
One minute we can be in a small club, the next minute we can be in a coliseum, and the next minute we can be in a small auditorium. It varies, depending on the promoter, the budget, and the travelling distance.
It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing.
Man is a passion which brings a will into play, which works an intelligence.
The tree of nonsense is watered with error, and from its branches swing the pumpkins of disaster.
Incidentally, I am honorary president of the American Humanist Association, having succeeded the great science fiction writer and biochemist Dr. Isaac Asimov. John Updike, who is religious, says I talk more about God than any seminarian. Socialism is, in fact, a form of Christianity, people wishing to imitate Christ.
I want people to be inspired to do what's in front of them. If you won't give a dime out of a dollar, don't talk to a billionaire about giving their money away because if you don't give a dime out of a dollar, I can promise you, you're not going to give a 100 million out of a billion. It's a lie.