I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I'm listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years?

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.

Whoever best serves the song is going to be served by the song

No matter how great we get with digital formats of instrumentation, nothing really quite duplicates the real thing

Black music has increased my enjoyment of what I do. It has increased my range, my ability to reach into myself and accept myself.

It's not quite the Tom Jones show, but yes, I've had undergarments. If I get a bra chucked on stage I'll hold it up so the audience can decide what to think. And I'll usually blame a guy for doing it.

We used to call it recurrent airplay when someone had a hit