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.

You can't teach it [jazz singing]. There's nobody who can teach you how to sing jazz. Either you know how to sing jazz, or you don't.

I don't disrespect the audience. I only sing very well-written, intelligent songs.

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.

I don't look down to an audience. I look up to them. They respond to quality.

To work is to feel alive.

If you follow your passion, you'll never work a day in your life.