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" The Apollo Theatre was a difficult audience, and if they didn't like you, they would let you know. Luckily, they liked me. "

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" I'm not afraid of poking fun at myself. "

" I am a Jew, and I'm convinced that Israel is the homeland. "

" I love kids. I think I'm a child at heart. "

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" I didn't want to be a rock and roller. I wanted to be a Bobby Darin because he was the epitome of the performer, the sophisticated. "

" I love America, and parts of New Jersey remind me of Newfoundland - rolling hills and gardens - it's great! I guess that's why they call it the Garden State. "

" 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. "

" I knew I had a remarkable voice, but I was embarrassed because it was so high. But when I sang at my bar mitzvah, the rabbi was in tears. He said to my parents, 'He must become a cantor in the synagogue,' but my mother said, 'No, he's going to be a concert pianist.' "

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

" The hymn 'Amazing Grace' is so inspirational - I wish I'd written it. "

" I am very proud of being Jewish. "

" I actually started as a concert pianist. I had a scholarship to the Julliard School of Music. "

" Between 1963 and 1975, I worked very little. The Beatles had come to New York and changed music - all the solo singers were out of work. "

" 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. "

" I have inner peace; I have accomplished a great deal. "

" People seem to think of me as a goody-goody who never curses, but I can be very nasty if I'm pushed. Cross me too many times, and I'll never talk to you again. "

" 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! "

" Much of my music is inspired by what I heard at picnics and weddings and bar mitzvahs. "

" I've always enjoyed seeing the world through the eyes of my grandchildren. "

" I like Maroon 5, Cold Play. Snow Patrol from Ireland is very good. Adele is wonderful. I enjoy a new singer named Rumer. I don't care for rap or hip-hop. "

" I like Manchester - I've played it many times. The people have a lot of chein, a lot of heart, and the audiences are very receptive. "

" I rode on a plane a couple years ago with Snow Patrol and didn't know who the hell they were. They said they were big fans of mine and were playing Madison Square Garden. And they let me listen to one of their records on their iPod. I started to weep. "

" I had talent, and I was hungry for fame, and you can't say I didn't get it. "

" I have written for, very fortunately, some great singers from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley. "

" I used to think the whole world was Jewish. "

" If you have a passion for something, never be discouraged by anyone. "

" I was from very poor people: 11 of us in a two-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. I wanted the large houses, the cars, jets, and yacht. "