The challenge is always as a writer, is this going to work, because it's a very intimate process, and I tend to be very introverted and insular, and when I write, it's in my head.

My mom was an amazing singer and music was a big part of my life, so I grew up listening to Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Henry Mancini; I used to watch 'The Andy Williams Show' on TV. I was very musical, so I was watching stuff that most kids my age wouldn't be interested in.

You want your fans to like what you do, because it's coming from your heart and soul. You write it, you produce this thing. It's like your baby.

I'm careful what I put out there into the universe, musically. I don't take it lightly.

I spent 15 years on the road between touring and recording and I never saw anything. I want to enjoy life.

Once you know the Romance languages, singing in those languages is so sexy and sensual. I do have a global audience, so why not?

Music has been one of the most beautiful things in my life and will always be a very big part of who I am and what I do.