Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis
John Royce "Johnny" Mathisis an American singer of popular music and jazz. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts to date. Johnny Mathis has sold well over 350 million records worldwide, according to Guinness Book of World Records writer and charts music historian Paul Gambaccini and other sources. This makes Mathis the third biggest...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth30 September 1935
CountryUnited States of America
In other words, the celebrity gets out of hand, and if you're not careful, you will forget what you are about - and that is you are about making music that people want to hear.
Even though he sings the same songs night after night, he never disappoints, ... He always gives 100 percent, and no matter how old he gets, he always sounds like Johnny Mathis.
I had no idea why, but all of a sudden I wanted to sing, ... And I loved it. I didn't have a choice. I just gravitated toward it.
Little did I know the excesses this life can lead you into. I used to smoke and drink. I gave up cigarettes 35 years ago, drinking six years ago.
This is what I was brought in here to do, ... I'll do whatever it is the team needs me to do. I just want win.
I love the house that I've been living in for over 40 years. I really am a homebody and I still love to play golf.
In other words, the celebrity gets out of hand, and if youre not careful, you will forget what you are about - and that is you are about making music that people want to hear.
Walk my way and a thousand violins begin to play, or it might be the sound of your hello.
Let's love, press your lips to mine. Let's kiss, for that thrill divine.
Too much, too little, too late, to ever try again. Too much, too little, too late, let's end it being friends.
Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do.
I really, really enjoy music and that's why I do what I do.
When people talk about Johnny Mathis, it feels like they're talking about someone else, ... I'm so busy I don't have time to think about the fact that I'm famous. I'm just who I am and this is what I do.