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I wanted to honor [George Gershwin]. He's a great American songwriter.
For someone to believe in you, is always the best feeling in the world
Just let your love flow like a mountain stream And let your love grow.
I think fame comes from actually doing something big with your career.
There's no way to explain, but all the pleasure is worth all the pain.
I've worked very hard for everything I have and nothing has come easy.
Count Basie isn't just a man, or even just a band. He's a way of life.
I don't just come from a musical family, but from a musical community.
I'm really just expressing myself in every different stage of my life.
Just like every young woman, I love getting all glam for the holidays.
We don't dip our toe into religion or politics, because you can't win.
One of my real goals was to hear someone whistling a song I'd written.
My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say all that is within me.
It's in my genes. My mother was an opera singer. I'm clearly dramatic.
Well, I really didn't enjoy some of the movies I did when I was young.
I don't claim to know everything. I claim to be a seeker of knowledge.
Every day is a good day to be alive, whether the sun's shining or not.
Live on coffee and flowers. Try not to worry what the weather will be.
Meditation has really done wonders for me personally and artistically.
Evolution is a laughing matter for anybody that's got a rational mind.
Diana Krall knocks me out. I like jazz and I like her simple approach.
In the only way that pain can be truly remembered, through a new pain.
I thought it was respectful to each country to sing in their language.
I might have to go on breakfast TV, which would mean getting up early.
Sometimes, I wake up and the skies are grey and everything's horrible.
You have a right to your opinion and I've got a right to mine. Period.
I think anyone who has an opinion, and voices it, will offend someone.
I drink for the effect, because it loosens up the tongue a little bit.
Being an indie artist, you have to fight for position against a major.
You can, of course, be a sexy, strong female and be a good role model.
You open the show with a bang, then don't come back on for 45 minutes.
We're from Rockford, Illinois, but we've always thought international.
We were so far back in the woods, they almost had to pipe in sunlight.
I'm planning to retire from salsa. I'm planning to do a farewell tour.
After years of hotels, I'm horribly inept at cleaning up after myself.
I like to sing to Verdi, I like singing to Sibelius, and Mahler maybe.
I hope she saw the passion, and no need to tell Mark Anthony about it.
Country music is me, it's what I've grown up with, and it's what I do.
You know what I'm doing starting 1st November? Jesus Christ Superstar.
She wants to lead the glamorous life, but without love, it ain't much.
The break down for kids is communication. Music helps bring that bond.
I'm such an independent person, I always want to do everything myself.
You will never see a portrait of my love, for miracles are never seen.
I feel that the world is in a really dangerous place and it scares me.
Rather than becoming the best, I want to become a singer with meaning.
I take Him shopping with me. I say, OK, Jesus, help me find a bargain.
Sometimes, poor people don't smell too good, so love can have no nose.
I've always been singing, and acting was just something that happened.
I just like to think rather than talk. But I enjoy everyone's company.
You take everything I've made the last 16 years. I'll take my freedom.