Music isn't only a profession.

When I sing, I want people to think only about the tenor and only about the music.

I've always said that music is like literature.

I can't see why we can't toss in a Junior Walker or Wilson Pickett number in every once in a while.

I've always been a big fan of the American soul sound.

Americans, they have an incredible operatic tradition: the Metropolitan Opera House is - if not the most prestigious - one of the most prestigious opera houses in the world for over 100 years.