With the internet, things are so much more immediate. People taste-test things to see if they want to buy the CD

To sing along with Stevie Wonder, you had to make your voice do things it was not accustomed to doing

There are certain people who have become better artists, but they're brilliant at marketing. I think someone who's been phenomenal like that is Madonna.

The Top 40 is geared toward 20 and under, not 20 and up. That's the audience I'm geared to

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.

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

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