Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatrawas an American singer, actor, and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. Sinatra's music has been considered timeless by many. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants, he began his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. He found success as a...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth12 December 1915
CityHoboken, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
What is the point of singing wonderful lyrics if the audience can't understand what is being said or heard?
I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women
And if you should survive to 105 Look at all you'll derive out of being alive. Then here is the best part You have a head start If you are among the very young at heart.
For nobody else, gave me thrill-with all your faults, I love you still. It had to be you, wonderful you, it had to be you.
At heart, I guess I'm a saloon singer because there's a greater intimacy between performer and audience in a nightclub. Then again, I love the excitement of appearing before a big concert audience. Let's just say that the place isn't important, as long as everybody has a good time.
With few exceptions, every major pop singer in the US during her generation has been touched in some way by her genius. It is Billie Holiday who was, and still remains, the greatest single musical influence on me. Lady Day is unquestionably the most important influence on American popular singing in the last twenty years.
If I had done everything I'm credited with, I'd be speaking to you from a laboratory jar at Harvard.
As you may know, I have many good friends in the press who, unfortunately, have thus far refused to identify themselves and go public.
The martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the earth.
That's life,and I can't deny it/Many times I thought of cuttin' out but my heart won't buy it.
When I sing, I believe. I'm honest. If you want to get an audience with you, there's only one way. You have to reach out to them with total honesty and humility.