Never Yawn In Front Of A Lady.

With Few Exceptions, Every Major Pop Singer In The Us During Her Generation Has Been Touched In Some Way By Her Genius. It Is Billie Holiday Who Was, And Still Remains, The Greatest Single Musical Influence On Me. Lady Day Is Unquestionably The Most Important Influence On American Popular Singing In The Last Twenty Years.

I Play To All People - All Colors, All Creeds ~ Drunk, Sober, Everybody.

Critics Don't Bother Me Because If I Do Badly, I Know I'm Bad Before They Even Write It. And If I'm Good, I Know I'm Good. I Know Best About Myself, So A Critic Doesn't Anger Me.

Throughout My Career, If I Have Done Anything, I Have Paid Attention To Every Note And Every Word I Sing - If I Respect The Song. If I Cannot Project This To A Listener, I Fail.

If I Had Done Everything I'm Credited With, I'd Be Speaking To You From A Laboratory Jar At Harvard.