Well, I sure as hell did listen and it was your Academy Award Show! I knew Paul a bit when I was at Buddah \u00e2\u20ac\u212270-\u00e2\u20ac\u212273 and have been a \u00c2\u00a0big fan of his since his beginning. \u00c2\u00a0He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s now got more \u00e2\u20ac\u0153wanna bees\u00e2\u20ac\u009d than Paul McCartney! \u00c2\u00a0We are all so very lucky to have him still with us and his shows and his music never gets old and tired! \u00c2\u00a0You did a grand job of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153getting him to share many of his thoughts\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and it sounded like he was having a good time! \u00c2\u00a0Thanks again for having Paul Anka as your guest! \u00c2\u00a0jfs<\/p>\n
Jerry Sharell<\/p>\n
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Bob I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been listening to your pods since the beginning and I have to say that Paul Anka interview was the most entertaining,enlightening and enjoyable of all your pods to date.<\/p>\n
Best Regards<\/p>\n
Thomas Black<\/p>\n
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I really enjoyed it Bob. As if Paul and Phil Everly were about to get beaten up by some thugs and their band arrived to look out for two young pretty boys. So good. You know we Canadians celebrate our own, Paul is a living legend here. I’ve read his book but you coaxed great stories out of him.<\/p>\n
Jack Ross<\/p>\n
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enjoyed it as well! great stuff…<\/p>\n
Brad Byrd<\/p>\n
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Loved the Paul Anka Show. The Norman he was referring to was my godfather.<\/p>\n
Bill Gerber<\/p>\n
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Totally agree\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6one of your best interviews.<\/p>\n
Canadians rock!<\/p>\n
Ottawa, home of Paul Anka and Alanis.<\/p>\n
John Borsten<\/p>\n
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I agree, Bob. The best since the Bob Ezrin podcast.
\nThanks for doing what you do.
\nAlex Lopez Negrete<\/p>\n
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Wow Bob. \u00c2\u00a0Your interview with Paul was so revealing. \u00c2\u00a0It felt like you were having a candid chat with an aperitif after dinner. \u00c2\u00a0So many fascinating stories. \u00c2\u00a0Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t believe how much he remembered like it was yesterday. I barely remember past three decades \u00c2\u00a0let alone six!<\/p>\n
I had to look up Irving!<\/p>\n
Those Sinatra stories are true gems!<\/p>\n
Fiona Bloom<\/p>\n
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Totally agree. \u00c2\u00a0Totally alive musician on the planet.<\/p>\n
Special bonus: coral electric sitar at 1:42 of Making Memories.<\/p>\n
Hank Barry<\/p>\n
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Couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t agree more!<\/p>\n
I could have listened to another hour at LEAST!<\/p>\n
Mr. Anka was one of the most interesting interviews of any musician\/songwriter I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever heard.<\/p>\n
Heck I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d watch a Netflix show about his life!<\/p>\n
Best,<\/p>\n
Michael Leonard<\/p>\n
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wow! I am a mid-level manager and agent, in middle age, during this brutal year and half in the music business. No retirement to speak of, but a love so deep for the game I just keep plugging away. Paul Anka was a total inspiration. I often listen to your podcast in 30 minute clips before hitting the hay. You had me up to midnight before I finally fell asleep,\u00c2\u00a0just kept adding another 30 minutes to the\u00c2\u00a0timer because it was just so entertaining. Listened to the last ten minutes this morning and was ready to run a lap around the block. Man, love Paul Anka now! Love you too Bob, keep it up, such a service to all of us!<\/p>\n
Parker Forsell<\/p>\n
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At the risk of you not including this – but i hope you do for balance<\/p>\n
I listened to the Anka Podcast and it found it reeked of sour notes and desperation. Yes, before Buble there was Anka but there were also way better singers than those he considers his contemporaries. Anka was a child phenom that was eclipsed by the rat pack and peaked as a teen idol, He became a hanger on appendage to the legends that let him pal around. Everyone i now dead and can’t even verify his tales. What is the saddest element of the podcast is that Anka walks around with a chip on his shoulder demanding he be recognized and taller than the lifts he wears. He earns a black belt in name dropping. here is nothing wrong with a solid career in casinos and resorts, but this life long quest to be greater than that is boring.<\/p>\n
Ron Davies<\/p>\n
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I thought it was pretty cool he did the Masked Singer and still sounded damn good.<\/p>\n
A legend who doesn’t get the credit for being one.<\/p>\n
Richard Young<\/p>\n
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Greetings Bob,<\/p>\n
AGREED; \u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0Paul\u00c2\u00a0Anka Podcast was\u00c2\u00a0IT!!!\u00c2\u00a0or to paraphrase Mr Anka’s lyrics,\u00c2\u00a0THIS WAS IT!!!\u00c2\u00a0 The best ever podcast you’ve ever done, It was Mr\u00c2\u00a0Peabody’s wayback Machine x 10…. and we were all Sherman.<\/p>\n
Will the new generation of performers ever understand the old school work ethic, the school of hard knocks etc etc??\u00c2\u00a0 I seriously doubt it.<\/p>\n
“The kids making money for us, The kid can sing, The kid’s an entertainer”<\/p>\n
“And I do what I Do”<\/p>\n
Mr Anka is The Real Deal, \u00c2\u00a0and what a Pro.\u00c2\u00a0 And not only one of the most outstanding songwriters of his generation, but \u00c2\u00a0a philosopher to boot.<\/p>\n
“IF you stop moving, they throw dirt on you”<\/p>\n
WOW, Superb, and Extraordinary really are insufficient<\/p>\n
And now all of your podcast guests are going to feel \u00c2\u00a0like Sophie Tucker when she had to go on after Paul A at The Sahara<\/p>\n
A truly inspiring, uplifting, and unforgettable interview.<\/p>\n
Kudos to you and God Bless Paul.<\/p>\n
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Shanah Tova from NYC<\/p>\n
David\u00c2\u00a0Bernstein<\/p>\n
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Totally agree. Paul Anka was just amazing.<\/p>\n
My Jewish surrogate father ran a one-stop in East Hartford CT who told me the story many years ago about Anka stopping by his little dingy shop to say hello and thank him for pushing his records. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all – just thank you. No women – no drugs – just a well-brought up kid who was maybe 17 and had manners.<\/p>\n
Wow. -tony d’amelio<\/p>\n
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Bob, I have to agree with the previous reply. \u00c2\u00a0When I saw Paul Anka and it was just over 2 hours, I figured I would get info about \u00e2\u20ac\u0153My Way\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and a few other songs of his. \u00c2\u00a0To start, You are one of my favorite interviewers, I listen to the ones I have no interest in, \u00c2\u00a0Skier Bode Miller, fascinating, or the bit coin guy. \u00c2\u00a0 I always listen as you ask the best questions abs keep it moving.<\/p>\n
Paul Anka was so compelling, I was disappointed when it ended. \u00c2\u00a0His stories about the Rat Pack had me going back they Apple Music and listening to all 3 of them.<\/p>\n
Listening to him talk about marriage I was both laughing and agreeing with him.<\/p>\n
Great job with a great guest.<\/p>\n
Thomas E. Melle<\/p>\n
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I totally agree. This was one of the finest podcasts I have ever heard. Great stories, amazing dude, and you dug deep to get the stories out.<\/p>\n
Happy New\u00c2\u00a0Year-<\/p>\n
Rich Madow<\/p>\n
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I am glad you did this. What an amazing podcast. My parents talked about Paul Anka but way before my time. I kind of blew it off the first time you posted. Nice one. \u00c2\u00a0Cheers.<\/p>\n
Alan Stewart<\/p>\n
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I listened to it and I thought it was a spectacular podcast. I knew he was a teen idle. I knew he wrote The Tonight Show Theme. I did not know he was instrumental in bringing the Beatles to America. I did not know about his Rat Back days. He was entertaining, articulate,honest and funny. Totally blown away by it. He is truly one of a kind and has done it and seen it all. I especially liked the fact that he followed his mother’s advice.”Never look down on another human being,no matter what their status is in life. He even said he borrowed some of your writing to create a lyric. I wrote a song Tempting The Hands of Fate. I believe I wrote it before you used the term. I should write a song Paradigm because it is your favorite and most used word\u00c2\u00a0 other than the word the. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA The Guitar Master Disaster\u00c2\u00a0 I listened to it twice<\/p>\n
Paul Donsanto<\/p>\n
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Agreed from this geezer who grew up with him since \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Diana\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6..Read his autobiography about sneaking into Annette\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bedroom window at 16 and being called into Bridget Bardot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bedroom while still a teenager!<\/p>\n
Dennis Brent<\/p>\n
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Just finished listening to the Paul Anka podcast. \u00c2\u00a0You need to do another one with him. \u00c2\u00a0It was great
\nCheers
\nKieran Stafford
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I could not agree more, Paul was a fantastic guest and you did a great job bringing out the best in Paul.<\/p>\n
I plan on listening again for it was so interesting!<\/p>\n
Thank you<\/p>\n
Bruce Ogilvie<\/p>\n
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I completely dug that cast<\/p>\n
Lew Enstedt<\/p>\n
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Your Paul Anka interview was amazing!<\/p>\n
Not sure if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever seen his doc\u00c2\u00a0Lonely Boy\u00c2\u00a0from when he was 19.<\/p>\n
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no accident he reached that level of success.<\/p>\n
He had it in him\u00c2\u00a0from day one.<\/p>\n