You go in and record and sing them some and you go back in and rerecord and sing them some more. That's kind of how I did this album [The Art of Elegance].

There might be two or three songs I'm trying out. I've been singing these songs (on the new album) in the studio, but I haven't really done them live. It's intimate to sing them in a studio. Now, I've got to be on a stage and be in front of a lot of people.

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

I love London because of the history. The times I've been there have been some of the best memories in my life. Singing there, seeing great theater - and the people like a Southern accent.

I want to eat good Italian food and get better at their language. It seems so romantic too.

I really don't like to lose.

I get joy, and actually, a high... by putting a quarter in a meter.