The Two Things You Can't Fake Are

Long As I Was Riding In A Big Cadillac And Dressed Nice And Had Plenty Of Food, That's All I Cared About.

I Talked To The Record Company About What I Had In Mind. They Said They Wanted Something Lush. I Figured The Best Thing To Do Was Let Them Hear What I Had In Mind.

My Mother Used To Play Nothing But Billie Holiday.

Johnny Guitar... Just One Of My Favorite Singers Of All Time. I Met Him When We Were Both On The Road With Johnny Otis In The '50s When I Was A Teenager. We Traveled The Country In A Car Together.i Would Hear Him Sing Every Night.

I Wanna Show That Gospel, Country, Blues, Rhythm And Blues, Jazz, Rock 'n' Roll Are All Just Really One Thing. Those Are The American Music And That Is The American Culture.