I have to say I owe my career to the master composers of the Great American Songbook who have written such high-quality songs - the best popular music ever composed.
My goal as a creative person is to express truth and beauty in whatever I do
I always feel the audience is my best teacher.
More than anybody else Iād like to thank Count Basie for teaching me how to perform.
I have an awful lot to learn. My dream is to get better and better as I get older.
I plan to do my next two albums with Lady Gaga . She is quite a talent.