Paul Anka On a New Album, Sinatra, A.I. & How To Evolve In Hollywood’s Fast-Changing Landscape – The Deadline Q&A

Key Highlights

• Anka looks far younger than his 84 years, follows a disciplined diet and routine that allows him to still hits the notes, and his war stories are so compelling.
• Especially the ones about how he embraced the seismic changes that stunted the careers of many others.
• As a teen idol, Anka believed he was too pudgy and shed the baby fat with a trainer; he learned enough Japanese, French, Spanish, German and Italian to record his songs in other languages to build his global popularity.
• When the British invasion knocked Anka and others off the radio, he wrote for others.
• That led to The Tonight Show theme, “My Way” for Frank Sinatra, “She’s a Lady” for Tom Jones and many others.