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 know I'm no glamour girl, and it's not easy for me to get up in front of a crowd of people. It used to bother me a lot, but now I've got it figured out that God gave me this talent to use, so I just stand there and sing.

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

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

A lot of singers think all they have to do is exercise their tonsils to get ahead. They refuse to look for new ideas and new outlets, so they fall by the wayside... I'm going to try to find out the new ideas before the others do.

I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.

What everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.