What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man.

I can't help what I sound like. What I sound like is what i am. You know? I cannot be anything other that what I am.

I sing what I sing true. Each night I sing it the way I feel that night.

I'm not into the money thing. You can only sleep in one bed at a time. You can only eat one meal at a time, or be in one car at a time. So I don't have to have millions of dollars to be happy. All I need are clothes on my back, a decent meal, and a little loving when I feel like it. That's the bottom line.

I don't think any of us really knows why we're here. But I think we're supposed to believe we're here for a purpose.

I had to pawn my clothes just to pay my rent.

I'm not a jazz singer, blues singer or country singer. I'm a singer that can sing rhythm & blues, that can sing jazz, that can sing country. There's a big difference. In other words, I'm not a specialist.