I think one of the reasons I'm popular again is because I'm wearing a tie. You have to be different.
If you follow your passion, you'll never work a day in your life.
I know the history of the record business so well because I followed Billie Holiday into the record studios. It was so primitive compared to the sophisticated business today.
When the uncreative tell the creative what to do, it stops being art.
I don't disrespect the audience. I only sing very well-written, intelligent songs.
I consider myself a method singer, not a method actor. I applied method acting to singing.