I've got to include things like "I've Got A Crush On You," and put my stamp on it with the (openly gay) saxophonist Dave Koz.

I was on the cheerleading squad and drama and the choir, but I was friends with everybody. I was not a partier. I was too Type A and crazy about my grades, but I was still there at everything.

[Songs] have to be a part of you. They have to be in your DNA. That's how I approached it.

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

Chicago - it's a mini-New York.

I think it's fun to love-to-hate people.

Two scoops of crazy with a side of coo coo ca choo