There is a certain. . . chivalry to the style of singing I normally do. Part of the fun for me will be to leave that at the door.
My first love was the sound of guitar.
My songwriting and my style became more complex as I listened, learned, borrowed and stole and put my music together.
I'm still trying to re-create a Ray Charles concert that I heard when I was fifteen years old, and all my nerve endings were fried and transformed, and electricity shot through me.
My earliest influences were things I heard in my household.
I'm not a jazz singer.
The short answer is, yes, I think I have become a better singer.
Whether you fail or set the world on fire cannot make so very much difference if only you have the opportunity to try for it, to work for it, to think of nothing else!
There's nothing more that we love than having a close, personal, open relationship, and I believe that's what God wants.
There was a period where I dressed sort of like a mechanic and I looked really schlumpy, and I thought, "This is not who I am. This is not who I want to be. " It was a very important moment for me - to not hide.
New Yorkers have this special spot in Central Park, where they do this 5K run, the minute the clock strikes twelve. I ran once, and I'll never do that again, either. But, it's awesome to watch those people run. It's such a great environment and place to be.