I was always interested in science, and pre-med was arespectable thing to do while I ursued my songwriting.

Acting is a specific discipline. Just because you can sing doesn't mean you have the sensitivities of being an actor.

I definitely don't feel like I'm 71. I feel like I did when I was - between 30 and 40. The body ages. The mind doesn't.

Fencing made me feel for the first time like a winner.

I came back to performing with a different attitude about performing and myself. I wasn't expecting perfection any more, just hoping for an occasional inspiration.

Over the years, you grow up, you mature and you see things in a different way, and it's reflected in the writing.

My music is in young people's lives because it's so much a part of their parents' lives.