I wanted to honor [George Gershwin]. He's a great American songwriter.

All my life, I'd been on the receiving end of my mother's endless tenderness and vigilant care. Being allowed to care for her during her recovery was a gift – the most rewarding experience in my life.

I'm finally dating. It's fun.

I'm constantly learning, and that is the greatest gift of life in my opinion - to always be learning and growing.

I had to cut a lot of things I wanted to keep [in The Art of Elegance]. I'm going to have to do a part two for sure.

I would love to make an album full of ballads. For a listener, I want to have variety on there.

It's good to learn early that every show is a family - -complete with dysfunctional relationships, tough love, and plenty of occasion for forgiveness.