The music I really like to get off on is the old rhythm 'n' blues and rock 'n' roll stuff... that's what I really dig. And I also dig to sing ballads as well. And I also dig writing my own songs. I was just trying to find a way of integrating the whole thing, taking a look at the total picture.

Singing is my profession - there is no plan B.

I can see more naturalness in basic blues, basic R & B, basic rock 'n' roll.

Love of the simple is all that I need, I've no time for schism or lovers of greed.

It's all complete instinct and intuition, and that's extremely difficult to teach.

This Hollywood ain't no good, I would rather be like Robin Hood.

I understood jazz, I understood how it worked. That's what I apply to everything.