I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.

I can't stand to see red in my profit-or-loss column. I'm Taurus the bull, so I react to red. If I see it, I sell my stocks quickly.

I never liked stardom. It's weird to me. I only like the creative process. I only like the work.

I don't feel like a legend. I feel like a work in progress.

Everybody's frightened a bit. But how many of us just go through the fear and do it anyway?

Performing, for me, has always been a very inner process.

When I sing, people shut up.