It's amazing to hear, as a voice matures and then starts to decline, what kind of emotion is still conveyed by a really good vocalist.

I think now I'm being taken a little more seriously. That's pure conjecture on my part.

When you're doing the traditional musicals, singing songs that are 40 and 50 years old, you realize there's a reason why those musicals are hits. These are amazing songs!

I've made it clear to my agents that I want more interesting stuff.

I'm facing upstage, with my back to the audience, and the spotlight comes up on my back as I start singing.

When Billie Holiday sings a song, I hear the song, but I always hear her and her truth.

The country experience was more of a departure. When you consider my education and my upbringing, you can see that was more of country rock outgrowth of my popular music aspirations.