Every city I go to is an opportunity to paint, whether it's Omaha or Hawaii.

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.

That song helped make me a world citizen. It allowed me to live, work and sing in any city on the globe. It changed my whole life.

I try to tell the story about the song with the believability that I've lived it myself and I understand what it's all about.

I think one of the reasons I'm popular again is because I'm wearing a tie. You have to be different.

Regardless of religion or race or ethnic background we are all human and we are all on this planet together. So what better reason do you need to not tolerate any form of violence against another human being?

It's really quite a situation. It's ridiculous. I make $200,000, $300,000 a night. For years I was working little dives, and if I got $700 a week, I'd say, "Wow, I'm really cooking.