You know, most of my career I wrote about moments in time. All of us have felt one thing or another and it didn't last very long. Now I'm drawing from real experience. It's a huge difference.

My fans are the best in the world! They've grown up with me and stayed with me through this entire journey.

I hate the pigeonholing that's happened in the music business in the last 30 years.

When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before.

I've been a jazz artist playing pop and R&B my entire career.

I started as a writer and when I sent my demos out everyone wanted to know who was singing and if that person wanted a record deal.

You know, most of my career I wrote about moments in time. All of us have felt one thing or another and it didn't last very long. Now I'm drawing from real experience. It's a huge difference.