Nobody else even approaches the trumpet like [Sweets Edison] does: Never too much and always plenty. He's the greatest trumpet player to play along with singers. He exactly knows how to play with you, how to answer you about what you just sang ... On top of that, he has some great sense of humor, both as a musician and as a man. Every time I see him, I'm laughing so much. Sweets is impeccable and incomparable.

I don't want to say the wrong thing, which I always do. I think I do better when I sing.

Everybody wants to know about my style and how it came about. It's no big secret. It's the way I feel.

She is amazingly creative, bringing so much more to a song than just a singer. She is a first-class musician and the most gracious person in the world.

I'm very shy, and I shy away from people. But the moment I hit the stage, it's a different feeling I get nerve from somewhere; maybe it's because it's something I love to do.

Whatever she does to my songs, she always makes them sound better.

Sometimes when we're flying or in the hotel, I might run over songs, or in the bathroom.