141 Quotes by Johnny Mathis

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.

I think I had an advantage studying with a female teacher, ... Most people who study with women as opposed to men have a little different concept of the voice. Women help you retrain the soft, high part of your voice.

We work hard on it (the offense), and being down here gives us a chance to work on it during the day and play at night. The team ran the offense well, and every time we ran the offense right we basically scored.

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.

You have to make sure you don't overdo one thing or the other, especially at a certain age, especially with the voice. You can't beat it to death.

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.

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.

They're disappointed if you don't do the old songs,

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.