Being a parent is very important to me.

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

I don't care about vacations. I go away and I come back real quick because I like my work. I really like my work to consume me.

I can be a better me than anyone can.

Criticism, even when you try to ignore it, can hurt. I have cried over many articles written about me, but I move on and I don't hold on to that.

A reporter once asked me if I ever cried. I wonder if people think I'm just as hard as a rock and have no emotions at all.

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.