I'm probably the furthest from being romantic that you've ever seen; I'm not even close to being romantic in any way until I have to be.

Jazz is all about improvisation and it's about the moment in time, doing it this way now, and you'll never do it this way twice. I've studied the masters. Why would I want to play ball after the guys who sit on a bench? I want to play like Michael Jordan.

I'm not thinking about what needs to be on the radio. I'm not thinking about anything other than - I'm just going to let this music come out of me and not have any sort of preconceived notion of what I should do. I'm just going to do it.

I write about moments, and I don't make blanket statements about anything because no one has all the answers; nobody's come up with a foolproof way to do anything when it comes to emotions.

I was brought up to be a gentleman. That means you know how to walk, talk and dress the part.

Lionel Richie told me forget about the critics. But if you come back with hit after hit, you don't have to worry about anything.