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Paul Anka

Paul Albert Anka, (, born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actor. Anka became famous during the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s with hit songs like "Diana," "Lonely Boy," "Put Your Head on My Shoulder," and "(You're) Having My Baby." He wrote such well-known music as the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and one of Tom Jones's biggest hits, "She's a Lady," as well as the English lyrics on Claude François and Jacques Revaux's music, for Frank Sinatra's signature song, "My Way," which has been covered by many including Elvis Presley.

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I sent the tapes to Los Angeles for him to meet me there so we could put the rest of the band on. They called me from there a couple of days later and said, ‘ Mr. Jackson stole the tapes.'.

– Paul Anka

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It’s just good to still be doing what you’ve loved, doing [it] all your life, and being recognized by your friends and fans, … People who have reached out to me, I don’t want them to go unnoticed. They were very much a part of the whole scene.

– Paul Anka

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You write the way you feel, you’re looking at what’s happening in the world. You’re looking at relationships and it all starts to manifest itself… There [are] some strong social comments in there of what I felt… I’m really proud of this album, just by the mere fact that I’m still putting out things and songs and the way I feel.

– Paul Anka

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’Diana’ – I know it in my sleep, unfortunately, but I still sing it.

– Paul Anka

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[Performing] – I miss that, that’s what I am. That’s why I am. And as long as the health prevails, you know? … This has truly been a blessed journey.

– Paul Anka

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You know, I love it, i thought it was innovative in a sense that it was very cute… I got a huge kick out of it.

– Paul Anka

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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