You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.

I was the Justin Bieber of the '70s. Really, I was.

Every few years, I go back into all the songs and I update them so that it never sounds like an oldies show. If you come to the shows, they're full of muscle. 'Copacabana' sounds like it could have been released yesterday.

You can't possibly prepare for what happens to you the day you hit No. 1 and people treat you differently.

I never wanted to be a performer, that was not one of my goals. I wanted to be a musician and that was that.

What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.

'If I Should Love Again' - I was just so impressed with myself writing something like that. It wasn't a single and people didn't really know about it, but it's a beautiful song and that's part of what I'm loving.