Love you all the time, 'cause when I close my eyes, I still can see your smile, it's bright enough to light my life

You never know what life has in store for you, but I believe there are certain things one is meant to go through

Well first of all, I'm a singer. I sing since I talk. So the great ballad singers, the people that sang with so much feeling, jazz, blues, all those singers, they were songs that I listened to, records that my mom played for me, and then later I bought.

Everything that an artist does is a risk. Some people want you to stay the same. If you want to evolve, they want to keep you in a certain place.

My inspirations include the Beatles - love, love, love them - Elton John, Carole King, and Stevie Wonder.

We must feel the pain before the pleasure, only then can we tell them apart.

I voted, always vote. It's very important to me. My kids, I take them with me since they were little, so they realize it's a responsibility.