Music is the universal language ... it brings people closer together.

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.

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.

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

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

I used to be very self-conscious. I used to wish I was pretty. My cousin Georgia always taught me that if you smile, people will like you. Sometimes people will say something you don't like, and you get angry a bit, but you just smile. You let it go by, even if you really would like to choke 'em. By smiling, I think I've made more friends than if I was the other way.

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.