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Why don't I just step out and slip into something more spectacular?

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Liberace
Age: 67 †
Born: 1919
Born: May 16
Died: 1987
Died: February 4
Actor
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Musician
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West Allis
Wisconsin
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Walter Liberace
Lee Liberace
Walter Busterkeys
The Glitter Man
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I separate the performer from the private citizen because it works for me. That gives the surprise element to my show. It doesn't change my playing. But if in a business suit they would think I was crazy. It's like putting Marlene Dietrich in a housedress.
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I knew Elvis Presley very well. He always felt somebody was after him. When you have that kind of a fear, that kind of an attitude, you attract people who want to do you harm.
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I once was poor myself. I worked to get where I am today and I've worked hard to spend $100,000 a year on my clothes and I've worked hard to earn $3 million a year. I deserve what I get because I worked for it.
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I'm an energetic walker. I don't believe in jogging, but I walk a lot. I walk in New York. It's much faster than a limo.
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Nakedness makes us democratic, adornment makes us individuals.
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When the reviews are bad I tell my staff that they can join me as I cry all the way to the bank.
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I have an eye for new and refreshing talent.
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If I were President, I would spend the money that is spent on wars every 20 years and spend it on giving people work. Let them build roads, bridges, buildings, schools.
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I guess like most people I'm a bargain-hunter. I love a bargain. I found out there's two prices on everything. There's the Rodeo Drive price and there's the same merchandise down the street.
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My whole trick is to keep the tune well out in front. If I play Tchaikovsky, I play his melodies and skip his spiritual struggle.
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