Paul Anka quotes

Paul Anka is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor, renowned for his classic pop hits such as "Diana" and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder." His influence spans decades, shaping the landscape of popular music worldwide. He continues to perform and inspire new generations of artists. Here are 13 of his quotes:

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.

Paul Anka

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

Paul Anka

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.

Paul Anka

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.

Paul Anka

The thing is to be able to outlast the trends.

Paul Anka

I respect Jay-Z. I like him.

Paul Anka

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.

Paul Anka

I wrote 'She's a Lady' on the back of a TWA menu, flying back from London after doing Tom Jones's TV show. Jones's manager wanted me to write him a song. If I have an idea and I don't have a pad of paper, I'll write on whatever is available. What's the difference? Paper is paper.

Paul Anka

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

Paul Anka

I believe in criticism.

Paul Anka

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.

Paul Anka