I think that it can be said of a lot of artists, and myself included, that we made the same record over and over from the beginning.

Quite frankly, I've always listened to the black side of the radio dial. Where I grew up, there was a lot of it and there was a lot of live music around.

I'm not a jazz singer.

As far as other instrumentalists, I used to love mellow sax players like Paul Desmond. I love piano.

The short answer is, yes, I think I have become a better singer.

I was a guitar player first off.

I love all kinds of music.