Frankie Avalon Quotes & Sayings

It captures a lot of the spirit of the '50s. — Frankie Avalon

I wound up signing to RCA Victor as a trumpeter, guesting on shows like Jackie Gleason's Honeymooners. — Frankie Avalon

I was not a trained actor. — Frankie Avalon

When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly. — Frankie Avalon

Kids know me from their Grease DVD, so they instantly respond. You can hear a pin drop when I do my old songs. — Frankie Avalon

They weren't great pictures, but they were fun, and they really represented that period of time well. — Frankie Avalon

I'll be 65 in September and I work as much as I want to, take cruises with Kay, relax with my family, do everything in moderation, because I want to enjoy my life. — Frankie Avalon

I think today's music absolutely stinks. I really do mean that. — Frankie Avalon

No sooner than I did take it seriously, I had million-selling hits and movies with John Wayne. — Frankie Avalon

They look for the top note to end every song. They don't know what they are singing about. There is no style. — Frankie Avalon

I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician. — Frankie Avalon

These kids today, everything is about hitting a vocal home run. — Frankie Avalon

The kids have all seen it on DVD or videotape. — Frankie Avalon

Rocco paid me 35 bucks a week at Murray's Inn in South Jersey. People started asking Rocco to have me sing. — Frankie Avalon

I like that because the fans want to see onstage what they know so well from the big screen. — Frankie Avalon

I wish I could talk to Annette, but she doesn't even correspond at this point. — Frankie Avalon

I learned not to blink in a close-up or move your head at all, because if you did, they wouldn't use it. — Frankie Avalon

Well, we all age, but I'd been taking herbal supplements for a long time. — Frankie Avalon

Yes, but I don't think of the Teen Angel as of an age. — Frankie Avalon

Any chance I had to get in front of people - amateur talent contests at movie houses like the Broadway, the president - I took. — Frankie Avalon