If I'm driving to L.A. and have anxiety about making the drive, if I've got Peggy with me, we're cool.

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

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.

I've always loved jazz.

If I'm driving to L.A. and have anxiety about making the drive, if I've got Peggy with me, we're cool.

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