I have been very fortunate to have been able to make a living from what I love to do best - performing and singing for people.

I plan to do my next two albums with Lady Gaga . She is quite a talent.

I knew very early that somehow I would sing and draw and paint my whole life.

I'd like to have every gentleman and lady in this room commit themselves to get our government to legalize drugs. So they have to get it through a doctor, not just some gangsters who sell it under the table. Let's legalize drugs like they did in Amsterdam. No one's hiding or sneaking around corners to get it. They go to a doctor to get it.

Just give a drum roll, announce my name & I come out & sing. I have a contract that says I'm a singer. So I sing.

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.

Don't try to be just like some other singer hitting it big - find your own style and be honest in your performances. And never underestimate your audience.