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American - Musician Born: June 17, 1943

To write a love song that might be able to make it on the radio, that is something that is terrifying to me. But I can definitely write a song about that chair over there. That I can do, but to sit and write a pop song out of the clear blue sky, that is very difficult and I admire the people that can do it.

Love Sky Me Song

Misfits aren't misfits among other misfits.

Other Misfits Among

For a Jewish guy, I've recorded a lot of Christmas albums.

Christmas Guy Jewish Lot

Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.

You Say Everything Impact

Everybody has to find out: who are you? What do you believe in?

You Believe Find Who

Sneakers are not my thing.

You say something stupid and the next morning you're in the headlines.

Morning You Stupid Say

'Tryin' to Get the Feeling' has been a revelation. I'd forgotten how powerful that was. I'd forgotten how deep I can crawl into that one, and maybe because I'm older it means even more.

Feeling Deep I Can Powerful

There's just no quiet in Vegas.

Quiet Just Vegas

Here's proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.

You Long Live Anything Is Possible

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I feel that after all those horrible reviews and jokes, I wasn't crazy all these years to stand up for the music I believe in. This album has proven that somewhere in the human race, the human heart is still racing and breaking and I am so grateful.

Music Grateful Heart I Am

The shows at the Hilton are the most exciting shows I've ever done. The stage is huge, but the theater is intimate, so we can have a magnificent production and still connect with the audience.

Done Stage Audience Production

No one person or material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is right.

Music Feeling Person Right

Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time.

Music Time Hands Down

I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life.

Life Music Passion I Am

My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that's actually happening.

Music Me Always Happening

What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.

Opportunity Jump Sound Miss

You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.

You Story Know Three

I love any opportunity I have to make music.

Love Music Opportunity Make

You can't possibly prepare for what happens to you the day you hit No. 1 and people treat you differently.

Day You People Treat

I didn't want to be treated like a 'star.' I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.

Think Rude Want Like

I come from nowhere Brooklyn, New York. Williamsburg, Brooklyn. These days Williamsburg is kind of a hip area, but when I grew up there, the taxi drivers wouldn't even go over the bridge, it was so dangerous.

Bridge New Dangerous Go

My hair was slicked down with a part. But that was before I discovered the blow-dryer. Now I'm fabulous.

Hair Down Now Fabulous

The public needs to know - they need to know as much about atrial fibrillation as they do about cancer and diabetes.

Diabetes Know Need Cancer

Atrial fibrillation has been the low man on the totem pole and so we're just trying to get more visibility about this particular disease and how dangerous this could be.

Man Dangerous Trying More

I was the Justin Bieber of the '70s. Really, I was.

Really Justin Bieber Justin

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