So every time I make a new circuit, a new time around, then I change the show. You can't change the songs; people still want to hear "Lady Sings the Blues" and they still want to hear some of the oldies.

My problem is that people have been writing books about me.A lot of things that people write about you are incorrect, but you don't fight about it.

I think that if my voice for some reason changes - because your voice does change - then it's time for me not to sing.

I don't judge people by their sexual orientation or the color of their skin, so I find it really hard to identify someone by saying that they're a gay person or a black person or a Jewish person.

I listen to most everything that's out there because I need to stay aware of what's happening in the industry.

It's easier for me to sit with the producers and the writers and I give them my feelings and my thoughts and what I think I feel like singing about and then they go away and write it.

You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.