Don Ho Quotations

If you're looking for a role model, Duke's the guy.

Feeling great. Feeling good. Well, I hope they remember the songs. We'll do a bunch of 'em, try to get them out of the way, and then we'll work on the tourists after that.

You never know what's going to happen next onstage.

I had no intention of being an entertainer.

I kiss grandmas because they're clean. I haven't picked anything up from a grandma yet.

I think the word for me is survival, not ambition. I'm really a lucky man. I've always accepted whatever I was in, whether it was driving a taxi or entertaining. The jet set might not enjoy what I do, but I deal with the average person.

My wife knows that I thrive on independence, and whatever girls live with me must know that, too. They must realize I have a certain respect for my wife and love for my children, and my work comes pretty much ahead of all that.

I'm feeling much better and I'm so happy I came up here to do it. I'm looking forward to going home.

What a shock. The guy was so talented. The man is the group, are you serious? Just awesome. Irreplaceable ? that's the word. I tried to steal him a long time ago, in my mind; of course I wouldn't do it. But he could sing.