There was a subtlety about Peggy Lee. It was powerful. There was a valuable use of space. Everything was not cluttered. Her voice was out front and was the key instrument.

You know, I'm pretty much an open book.

I'm not stopping. My dream has come true, and I'm staying.

I say what's in my heart, and I do it in my concerts.

I don't think I was considered to be a cabaret singer because I didn't have patter that was written.

I've got my whole life. There's a lifetime of experience, a lifetime of experiencing the road and the music and different players. It makes me a richer human being. I have a greater source of information to tap into, a wealth of life.

I think the challenges for me was to go into the studio with these incredible jazz players and come up to their level of excellence. That's always a challenge.