Sinatra had started to understand that he needed to do pop songs, which he hated, he was a purist of the standards. He hated Presley, and only liked me because I made money for the mob in Vegas. When my record company caught wind of it, they were pissed that I did n’t keep it for Paul Anka -LRB- left -RRB-. I said, ‘ Hey, I can write it, but I ’m not the guy to sing it. ’ It was for Frank, no one else.

Paul Anka

Categorized in : Latest Headlines

I've lived a life that's full, I traveled each and ev'ry highway, And more, much more than this, I did it my way.

end-is-near way travel

I've always believed that if you don't stay moving, they will thr... by Paul Anka

I've always believed that if you don't stay moving, they will throw dirt on you.

moved-on moving-on dirt

Once you realize that you're in something that you've always wanted and you don't want to lose it, you behave differently. And that means the integrity, the professionalism, and knowing what's right from wrong and still making choices that you probably wouldn't have made.

knowing integrity mean

The thing is to be able to outlast the trends. by Paul Anka

The thing is to be able to outlast the trends.

As long as you're growing in your profession and you're respected, you're going to stay as clean as you can, because you've got something that you love that you don't want to lose.

growing want long

You know, my grandmother used to say, 'While I'm down here planning, God's up there laughing.' I guess the thing with most things that are worthwhile is that you can't give up easily. You've got to hang in.

grandmother giving-up laughing

I had this talent for these stupid little teenage songs. I just couldn't get anyone to sing my songs, so I had to sing my own tunes. ... The thing is to be able to outlast the trends. ... They are actually manufactured entertainment groups. They are a product of technology. What you are listening to is technology.

teenage stupid song

I had this talent for these stupid little teenage songs. I just couldn't get anyone to sing my songs, so I had to sing my own tunes.

teenage stupid song

And now the end is near And so I face the final curtain, My friends, I'll say it clear, I'll state my case of which I'm certain. I've lived a life that's full, I've travelled each and evr'y highway And more, much more than this, I did it my way.

finals inspirational-life death

For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught. To say the things he truly feels, and not the words of one who kneels.

There were times, I'm sure you knew, when I bit off more than I could chew. But through it all, when there was doubt, I ate it up and spit it out.

spit doubt profound

I believe in criticism. by Paul Anka

I believe in criticism.

i-believe criticism believe

I learned a lot about what I do with my craft, how I present my music. A lot of things about him were very much an influence on me and everybody else. Once you get in that fold and you're around it, you get to experience something that I don't think we'll ever see again. There will never be anybody like Frank Sinatra. Ever.

crafts influence thinking

I had this talent for these stupid little teenage songs. by Paul Anka

I had this talent for these stupid little teenage songs.

teenage stupid song

I respect Jay-Z. I like him. by Paul Anka

I respect Jay-Z. I like him.

The technology is good and it's bad. You know what you're dealing with out there musically, but my head stops at this electronic stuff. I don't quite know what I'm dealing with out there yet.

technology knows stuff

Regrets, I've had a few but then again too few to mention. And more, much more than this, I did it my way.

regret life way

My family was a good family, I had a great Canadian education and I came up in a great, little town like Ottawa.

ottawa towns littles

I don't think you can get an idea of what Israel is like until you get here. People don't realize what a great place it is.

israel ideas thinking

Canada is a good country to be from. It has a gentler slower pace... by Paul Anka

Canada is a good country to be from. It has a gentler slower pace - it lends perspective.

perspective pace country