My Daughter Is My Greatest Inspiration.

When I Heard Aretha, I Could Feel Her Emotional Delivery So Clearly. It Came From Down Deep Within. That's What I Wanted To Do.

To Learn Your Artistry And To Be Able To Perfect That, Is Overwhelming. Especially When You Are Exuding Love. The Human Emotion Is A Very Delicate Thing, So You Have To Be Careful About How You Present It Because It Can Be Kind Of Scary, Or Too Overwhelming If You're Not Careful. So I Try To Just Keep It Love.

You Can Fool People. You Can Fool Anybody Anytime Of The Day, But You Can't Fool Yourself. At Night, When You Go Home, You've Got To Be Straight Up With You.

I'm Not Crazy About Arenas Just Because I Can Sell Them Out. It Doesn't Do Anything For My Ego At All. I Want To Play Places Where People Don't Have To Sit In The Nosebleed Seats And Wonder What The Hell Is Going On.

Nobody Likes To Be Picked On. Nobody.