My father instilled in me the attitude of prevailing. If there's a challenge, go for it. If there's a wall to break down, break it down.

I didn't grow up with Broadway music. My mother played Perry Como, while I listened to Andy Williams records. Later on it was Cream, Grand Funk Railroad and lots of R&B like the Isley Bros. and Parliament.

You're as good as anyone else is, if you're good. You're no less important than anyone else is in the grand scope of things.

I love cranberry juice, but I'm not a coffee drinker - as a Mormon, I avoid caffeine.

Love can be so heartless when you turn out the light, a mutual surrender in the heat of the night.

Romance is alive and well in America, but the 50 percent who can't make it work fail because of selfishness. It gets down to that. You can't oversimplify it because every situation is so complex.

I don't want my album coming out with a 'G' rating. Nobody would buy it.