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I Know More Polkas Than Frankie Yankovic. I Grew Up Next Door To The Polka Tavern In Milwaukee. I Can Sing Some Polkas. And Proud Of That.

These Songs Are Old Friends I Have Entertained Myself With When I'm Washing The Dishes, Driving To The Store And Walking Down The Aisles. The Ones That You Sing When You're Driving In The Car And As A Singer You Always Go Back To Them.

It's All Background Experience And Listening And Exposure. That's Why It's So Important For People Today And During Any Time To Expose Your Children To Lots Of Different Kinds Of Things.

You Have To Make A Decided Effort To Not Get Seduced By The Blues.

I Kind Of Knew Something Was Going On, And My Older Brothers And Sisters Were Singing Be-boppish Kinds Of Stuff In The Living Room, And I Was Listening. I Started Singing, Warmer Than A Summer Night, At Seven Or Eight Years Old.