People know if you've got the goods, if you're easy to work with, and if you can get the job done.

Initially, in starting to pick the songs for the live show, it was really a matter of picking songs that I loved over the years. As far as the album goes, it happened very naturally.

I was a 12 year old kid in Northern Idaho listening to Billie Holiday and Lena Horne and Sarah Vaughan and Nat King Cole. This whole genre of music is a part of who I am.

People either love me or they think I'm obnoxious. I get that.

I think having a dog makes you more compassionate.

I'm definitely drawn to things that are new, so something specifically for me would have been fun.

I'm a New Yorker; my oven is used for storage.