I don't think I was considered to be a cabaret singer because I didn't have patter that was written.
I choose things by how they resonate in my heart.
Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it's too late.
I say what's in my heart, and I do it in my concerts.
You know, I'm pretty much an open book.
I recorded my first jazz record in the '70s.