Paul Anka slams modern singers, says Frank Sinatra would have 'thrown a chair'

“That was it,” he continued. “And he was the guy.”

Anka said Sinatra set the standard and “made it tough for anybody to ever stand in front of a band again. We all came second, but he was the guy we emulated.”

He also said that Sammy Davis, Jr. was the most “short-changed” on being recognized.

“To Frank and Dean [Martin] and to all of us, he was the most talented,” Anka said.

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“That was the most talented guy,” he professed. “He was a musician. He played drums. He played this, he did that. He sang great. He was the guy that I hope today somehow they put him back in the forefront. And Dean was an underrated singer.”

Anka said a specific song that he wrote for Davis but didn’t name was “as important to me as ‘My Way’ with Sinatra.”

Anka wrote “My Way” for Sinatra in 1968.

He also praised Michael Jackson’s talent, saying, “I never worked with anyone like that … I knew the kid was so talented.”