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

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

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

You take romance - I'll take Jell-O.

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.

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.

She has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.