A biography for Robert Goulethasn’t been written yet.
“When you sing a song the way I sing it, you have to use your whole body. It's almost like working out.”
“Why stop now when I'm just getting the hang of it?”
“I like being on this stage because it keeps me thinking.”
“I'm a performer. We don't retire.”
“And of course coming from Massachusetts, Rocky Marciano was my favorite.”
“When I sing full-on I use my whole body. I open my throat and let it fly out.”
“You have to remember, I didn't want this life.”
“But I don't work out. I pay people to do that for me.”
“Ali's daughter is fighting and Joe Frazier's daughter is fighting as well.”
“Rocky Marciano had such guts and heart. He was something special.”
“You open the show with a bang, then don't come back on for 45 minutes.”
“I only eat one meal a day. Lunch, not dinner.”
“I can tell jokes. I can talk to the audience. I can relax. I can change my songs whenever I want. I can change the tempos. I can change the mood, because I'm in charge.”
“You play your character and it isn't right to step out of it. You have to stay in that character.”
“I wanted to be a plumber.”
“I think that people who have Vegas throat are people who sing from their throats only.”
“I was born in Massachusetts and lived there until I was thirteen years old.”
“Hey, I've been doing what I do for a long time, my friend.”
“I used to be afraid of looking at the audience.”
“Joe Louis was one of my first heroes.”