I never, ever said that I was a nice guy.
I'd found that what I wrote and put out on records somehow was not fitting into how I perform on stage.
I shall drive my chariot down your street and cry hey it's me.
I understood jazz, I understood how it worked. That's what I apply to everything.
There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.
Singing is my profession - there is no plan B.