Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz record. But a lot of people have been. A lot of the people I've talked to like the record.

I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with Barbara Carroll. It's been a journey.

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

My grandmother passed at 104. She sang and wrote songs until she passed.

I choose things by how they resonate in my heart.

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

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.