I don't believe in singing lessons. You can sing or you can't.

Speech lessons probably did more for my singing voice - they teach you breathing, resonance.

I took speech training. I took a few voice lessons in college.

I can understand why it takes some people a long time to really be a singer. You have to find out, 'Why am I singing? What am I doing this for?' I do it because I enjoy it, and philosophically, music is a catalyst. It's a refining agent.

I just want to say, good night, sweet prince, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

I used to sing when I was six years old. When the family would leave the house, I'd get up on the stool and sing. 'T for Texas, T for Tenessee, T for Thelma, the gal that made a wreck out of me.' I was in love with my babysitter. She was 18. I was six.