I know you're supposed to set goals for yourself. I see all that motivational stuff on television. Think about the future, what's next! But I'm all into the journey. It's fascinating to me. So if I make certain what I want moment to moment, I'm cool at the crossroads.

I'm always imagining some sort of story behind the song, even the ones I haven't written. I'm actively engaging in playacting.

I cringed when I heard myself described as a Jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a Jazz vocalist.

Everything I do is collaborative. It's just my way. I'm really very interested in how the other musicians perceive the song.

I know you're supposed to set goals for yourself. I see all that motivational stuff on television. Think about the future, what's next! But I'm all into the journey. It's fascinating to me. So if I make certain what I want moment to moment, I'm cool at the crossroads.

Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz.

I was never interested in singing in the church or school. I was more interested in becoming a musician.