I have a very strong passion to sing and paint. I'm really a student.

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

Sometimes the teacher would tell me that if you're singing a love song and you just don't feel it with a person or something you've experienced, just think of a dog or cat that you love.

More than anybody else I’d like to thank Count Basie for teaching me how to perform.

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.

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?

The young people look great on television. They’re youthful and have a lot of zip and energy, but when you see them live, they can only do about 20 minutes because they haven’t got the training to hold an audience for an hour and a half or so.