Excerpts from the Daily Mirror trial Question: Was there anything sexy about performances at all? Liberace: I am not aware of it if it exists. I am almost positive that I could hardly refer to myself as a sexy performer. I have tried in all my performances to inject a note of sincerity and wholesomeness. I am fully aware of the fact that my appeal on television and personal appearances is aimed directly at the family audience. Question: Do you ever tell what we know as dirty stories? Liberace: I have never been known to tell any so-called dirty stories. I have told of experiences that happened to me that might have been termed double-meaning in referring to some of my sponsors. Among them was a very famous paper company who among their products make toilet tissue. I mentioned them among my sponsors and the audience found it very funny. But the audience in no way found it offensive. Question: In the booklet "The Liberace Story" you are quoted as saying you had turned down marriage proposals because you are still looking for a girl "just like Mom." Is that correct? Liberace: That's right. Question: The booklet says you are "the hottest personality ever to melt the TV airwaves." Wont you agree that you have sex appeal? Liberace: No. I consider sex appeal as something possessed by Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot. I certainly do not put myself in their class. [laughter] Question: Do you use scent or scented lotion? Liberace: I use after shave lotions and underarm deodorants. Question: And are they scented? Liberace: Yes. Question: When you come into a room at a press conference, does a noticeable odor come with you? Liberace: I would not say it is an odor. I would say it is a scent of good grooming, that I smell clean and fresh. I always smell clean and fresh. I have noticed the smell of the of the press many times. [laughter] Question: When you came to England in 1956, had you reached the summit of your career in the United States? Liberace: It is presumed by many that I had. Question: How did the Cassandra article affect you? Liberace: I was deeply shocked, and my only thought at the time was that it would certainly have to be kept from my mother. I felt this so strongly because my mother has a hypertensive heart condition. Further, I know she is extremely proud of her children, perhaps a bit more proud of me....it was brought to her attention by someone. She immediately became very ill and was attended by a physician. It was decided by every one concerned with her welfare that she leave the country. Question: Are you a homosexual? Liberace: No. sir. Question: Have you ever indulged in homosexual practices? Liberace: No, sir, never in my life. I am against the practice because it offends convention and it offends society. Back to Cassandra's ranting