Without a piano I don't know how to stand, don't know what to do with my hands.

Without a piano I don't know how to stand, don't know what to do with my hands.

I'm not a great piano player.

There's a lot of personal stuff that can go into songwriting but there's also a lot of dramatization and fictionalization. You have to do that to make a good song.

During my first photo shoot, I was unhappy because they put so much makeup on me and straightened my hair. I've been stubborn ever since.

God bless Ray Charles. It was such an honor to meet him and sing with him and actually just to watch him sing from just two feet away.