To be honest I listen to the female opinion on my photos. If all the girls in the office choose a certain shot, even if I don't like it, it becomes a front runner because, really, what do I know about how others perceive me?

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

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

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.

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.

When I started studying for the arias it was like going into training for a heavyweight title fight