I still get butterflies. It's because there's a certain level of responsibility you carry when doing a concert. You've got to sound at least as good as the record.

Yes!!! I booked a commercial!!!

Someone told me there was a publisher that could find a good home for my songs, but I didn't want to give up my pursuit of a career in the business as an artist

When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song

I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer

I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment.

I have friends who've tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I've had the opposite experience.