“I know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.”

When you have that light in your eye, that you feel so good, and you’re a pleasant person to be around. “Good morning, sir. Did you find everything that you need?

Every living thing tends toward the good or we would have been gone a long time ago

It was predicted in the grooves that we would be here sometime later on down the road.

I really do see it as the start of the second half of my career.

That’s why it’s so important for people today and during any time to expose your children to lots of different kinds of things.

I don’t know where we got the notion that God wants us to suffer..

I think a singer is an athlete. I’ve always tried to stay fit.

Oh, that’s over in aisle seven. I’ll come help you as soon as,” that’s the stuff. Find something. It could be planting flowers, especially if you can watch it.

I sang do-wop on the street corner before it was called do-wop.I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.

I was crawling around inside of her. She was a church pianist. My dad was a brilliant singer. I was hearing it.

I watched Elvis Presley become – I listened to Elvis Presley. I watched Chuck Berry become. I listened to Little Richard.

My eyes went blank, and I stared off, and the music started. It was raining, and the sun was shining at the same time.

I heard that music, and it was part of my upbringing.

I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.

So given those things yes, I’m introducing some new music that people haven’t really heard me do in quite this fashion.

Until my knee said, “Uh-uh,” I was jogging. Then I started walking. They don’t like walking a lot, but I’ll push them.

I’ve never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.

I grew up on the beach, now I live under the Hollywood sign.

I grew up in Brentwood, but I live now in Los Feliz.

I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.

I grew up trying to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, not Team Canada. Didn’t even know it existed.

I grew up in the country and went to a boarding school. It was all just part of the business

Billy Joel is an incredible musician. He just feels like one of the guys, you know. I grew up listening to his music.

I grew up and I found my purpose and it was to become a physician.