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

Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being.

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.

The whole industry evolves around a great song

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

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?

You're presuming too much by using the word legacy - presuming that someone is going to care.