Sinatra told D’Orazio in the early days, “We are animals, each and every one of us, that’s who we are, and we’re very proud of that too. I’m just looking to do it with as many women as I can.”
In the first year of his marriage to Nancy, Sinatra had already installed his first mistress, the actress Alora Gooding, in an apartment, but he certainly did not limit his conquests to her.
Band pianist Joe Bushkin said, “Whenever I could shoot a woman, I would.”
Saxophonist Harry Schuchman added, “It was wider than you’ve ever seen. I used to sit there and look at the girls with Frank and think, ‘What do they see?’ He’s such a good guy. “