A lot has been written and said about why he was so great, but I think the best way to appreciate his greatness is just to go back and play some of the old records. Time has a way of being very unkind to old records, but Elvis' keep getting better and better.

I went to engineering school, I went to physics class. I said, 'Screw this, I don't want to be here. I'd much rather be at a club playing music.'

Today, it’s very tempting to create songs by cutting and pasting in the studio.

Hot lovin’ every night.

It’s true, I do like cheering people up.

Back in the day you wanted your albums to have a theme, and ‘Sports’ theme was really a collection of singles. It was really a record for its time.

The choices I make – they have to be creative.

I don’t tap dance, and I don’t think you can learn to tap dance in three weeks at my ripe old age.

Grace Kelly writes great songs, sings beautifully, is a world class saxophonist, and is going to be a big big star.

Film is a lark to me – thank God I don’t have to make a living from it.