My mom was a great cook and great baker all her life.

People who go into the arts are often hurt people. Many are manic-depressive. Some have tried suicide and some have succeeded. It's just part of the game. We are people who are oversensitive. That's why we're in this business, because of our need to communicate.

I feel the most alive when I'm singing. I also get to be the mail man for some of the most beautiful lyrics ever written.

I have no idea what's coming next or where it will come from; I enjoy the surprise of it all.

I grew up in Synagogue in the boys' choir. We didn't listen to music in the house; only at temple. Then I went to a mostly African American high school on the South Side of Chicago and joined a gospel choir.

My wife will tell you that if you feel my hands before I walk on for a performance, you could chill a bottle of wine.

Everything I experience influences everything I do.