Call you up in the middle of the night. It's awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.

When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.

Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of life shouldn't try, because being a musician is not something you chose to be, it is something you are.

Some of the stuff I'm writing is almost like hymns, some of my first singing and choral experiences were in church, the Church of Christ in Hicksville.

Why should I worry, why should I care? And even when I cross that line, I got street savoire faire.

I always wanted to try to be a teacher even before I was in the music business. I liked history, and good teachers made an impact on me.

I'm a piano player. I never thought of myself as a singer, at all. I was always trying to sound like somebody else. I don't like my own voice, I like Ray Charles, Robert Plant, I like Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart, people that have an edge in their voice.