You know, fans who think we were made for each other and describe it in excruciating detail. You get peculiar things and beautiful things. But either way they're clearly thinking about you, which is nice.

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

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

Considering the amount of information we're bombarded by, it's amazing if a song can transcend time.

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.

For years I've kept a list of dream projects.

Its a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. Its a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.