Paul Anka may not be ready to retire, but he knows his \u201cday is coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
The singer, 84, whose career spans an astonishing sixty-plus years, told Page Six exclusively that he has offered advice to \u201call my buddies who are not singing well anymore. I say, \u2018Keep your dignity and stop shortchanging the consumer and ride out a hero and a winner.’\u201d<\/p>\n
However, it doesn\u2019t seem like that day is coming anytime soon for the \u201cPuppy Love\u201d singer.<\/p>\n
Paul Anka has no plans to retire. WireImage<\/p>\n
However, the singer, 84, knows that the day will come. Getty Images for UNICEF<\/p>\n
His voice is still powerfully strong, and he\u2019s maintained a touring schedule that sees him flying all over the world.<\/p>\n
Anka said he learned a lot by hanging out with The Rat Pack in Las Vegas, and what he learned was what not to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never became a drinker,\u201d he told us. \u201cI never became a smoker\u2026I made up my mind that if I were going to continue to try and create\u2026I gotta be in good health\u2026and it\u2019s paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anka told Page Six that he takes care of his health. Page Six<\/p>\n
He drinks olive oil and lemon juice daily. Getty Images<\/p>\n
The singer-songwriter happily shared his tips for good health.<\/p>\n
\u201cI drink olive oil,\u201d he said. \u201cI drink lemon juice at a certain time\u2026I fast once a week. I exercise, [I do] what I have to do. That\u2019s it. It\u2019s pretty simple. It\u2019s nothing new. It\u2019s just that you have to respect the vessel and just do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also stressed that he doesn\u2019t want any toxicity in his life.<\/p>\n
He also fasts once a week. Getty Images<\/p>\n
The composer of \u201cPuppy Love\u201d began his career as a teen. Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m in this passage where I don\u2019t want any people to put any stress in my life,\u201d he revealed. \u201cGo away! Don\u2019t need you. That\u2019s the big killer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Anka has been going through a career renaissance for the last few years, which started when teens discovered his 1959 ballad, \u201cPut Your Head on My Shoulder,\u201d and shared it on TikTok.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt broadened the parameters,\u201d he said, adding that he played a recent show in Mexico in front of 10,000 people and \u201c30% of them are just teenagers with albums and screaming.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anka has been discovered by a new generation for his song, \u201cPut Your Head on My Shoulder.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n
He\u2019s also the subject of a new HBO Max documentary. Getty Images<\/p>\n
HBO Max is also releasing \u201cPaul Anka: His Way,\u201d<\/a> a documentary, on Dec. 1.<\/p>\n The title is a reference to Anka having heard a French song, buying the rights and then writing English lyrics for a song he called \u201cMy Way,\u201d which became a huge hit for Frank Sinatra.<\/p>\n Anka was only 24 years old when he wrote the lyrics.<\/p>\n The documentary also delves into how Anka wrote the \u201cTonight Show\u201d theme song and ended up giving the show\u2019s original host, Johnny Carson, half the publishing rights.<\/p>\n The documentary delves into how he wrote the \u201cTonight Show\u201d theme song. Getty Images<\/p>\n He also has a new album coming out early next year. FilmMagic<\/p>\n He has no regrets about doing that.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was found money,\u201d he explained, estimating that he was making a million dollars a year from it.<\/p>\n \u201cSome stupid number,\u201d he said, adding that he dubbed it the \u201cSchool Song\u201d because it paid for his six children\u2019s college educations.<\/p>\n Anka, who has written songs for artists like Tom Jones and Michael Jackson<\/a>, also has a new album coming out early next year called \u201cInspirations of Life and Love.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paul Anka may not be ready to retire, but he knows his \u201cday is coming.\u201d The singer, 84,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314893,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[128,49,48,361,20165,362,75,282,341,140289,4274],"class_list":["post-314892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-aging","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-interviews","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-exclusive","tag-music","tag-paul-anka","tag-singers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}