Don't respond to negativity with more negativity. Just put your head down and prove your critics wrong.

What I do with my life is of my own doing. I live it the best way I can.

Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing - if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail.

You buy a Ferrari when you want to be somebody. You buy a Lamborghini when you are somebody.

People often remark that I'm pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you've got to have talent and know how to use it.

There are several things I think I would have done if I had the chance again. I would have been a little more patient about getting out into the world. I would have seen to it that I had a more formal education. I would have become an accomplished mu

You treat a lady like a dame, and a dame like a lady.