My Singing Is Part Of

I Have Never Known Stage-fright At Any Time.

I Sometimes Get That Wonderful Sympathy Between Me And The Audience, Telling Me I've Reached Their Hearts. And When I Do, The Thrill Is Mine.

It Has Been Said That Genius Is Only The Power Of Making Continuous Effort. The Line Between Failure And Success Is So Fine That We Scarcely Know When We Pass It. We Are Told That There Is No Failure, Except In No Longer Trying - No Defeat, Except From Within, No Really Insurmountable Barrier Save Our Own Weakness Of Purpose.

If Rock-and-roll Is Well Done, There's Nothing So Terribly Wrong With That Kind Of Music. But The Lyrics Are Another Story.

During The Presidential Primaries Of 1940, I Received A Request From The Democratic National Committee To Sing God Bless America Before The Speeches.