"I had 13 weeks off and I would pack up the family and drive to some mountain retreat where we could ..." — Perry Como

We also own a little boat and I'm like a kid with it. I take off early in the morning, fishing rod in tow, and just drift about the ocean all day.

My only regret in life is that I didn't spend as much time with my kids as I now wish I had.

In many ways, that affection is the real reward for 56 years in the business. Although the money ain't exactly bad either.

I worked with the world's greatest talents and then went home to the world's greatest woman. It was, and is, a great life.