Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being.
You can't make everybody love what you do, but you can know how great you feel doing it.
As you get older, your experiences become more precious. Nothing material is important to me. It's people who are precious.
I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer
One song will launch you, but you don't want to be a one-song artist
But I'm not superstitious. I don't really eat dinner before I go on stage, because digesting a lot of food kind of shuts you down. And I try not to get involved in emotional conversations with anyone beforehand either, so I've got a clear head.