I did LSD in the hospital, never on my own. I did it in a controlled environment to try to find things out about myself. A psychiatrist told me I should take some LSD trips.
I made up my mind several years ago that I had worked very hard to get to where I am in life and that I was only going to do things that are fun and exciting.
I still think I'm not as good as anybody else.
Life is good. And relaxed. And fun. That's really what it should be. Not too serious.
The important things are children, honesty, integrity and faith.
We teach about how to drive in school, but not how to manage finances.
Andy's parents were Jay and Florence Williams.
Andy's birthplace in Wall Lake, Iowa is a tourist attraction open most of the year.
Andy's solo career began in 1952 after his brothers left the act.
Andy first television gig was as a regular performer on Steve Allen's Tonight Show. For 2 1/2 years he appeared on Allen's show which led to his first recording contract with Cadence Records.
Andy has 3 German Short-haired Pointers named Cody, Sophie, and Molly.
Andy hosted the Andy Williams San Diego (golf) Open for 20 years.
In 1965, Andy received 3rd place for the Golden Laurel New Faces, Male Award.
In 1963, Andy was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series for: The Andy Williams Show (1962).
In 1960, Andy co-starred with James Komack in a pilot for a series loosely based on the Bing Crosby/Bob Hope "Road" movies called Two for the Road. The series didn't interest any of the networks.
Andy's high baritone voice was used, along with his brothers, whenever Kay Thompson would do vocal arrangements at M-G-M.
For many years, Andy was the owner and featured performer at the Andy Williams Moon River Theater, in Branson, Mo., where he can always find a appreciative, and frequently sold-out, audience.
Andy Williams: (on his support of ex-wife Claudine Longet after she killed her lover, skier Spider Sabich, in 1976) I had to be there for her. She is the mother of my children. And we never stopped being friends. I still accept her story that the shooting was accidental. Bing Crosby's wife once told me that she was amazed that I had taken so much trouble to help Claudine after we divorced. I said that anybody would have done the same thing, and she said: 'Bing wouldn't.' I think she meant that Bing was a very rigid guy, and once you had screwed up, you were off his list. Well, that's not the kind of guy I am."
Andy is the uncle of twin singer/songwriters David and Andrew Williams. Best known as The Williams Brothers.
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