"It's like, whenever I do any kind of cover, if it's a jazz piece or pop cover..."
"It's like, whenever I do any kind of cover, if it's a jazz piece or pop cover, I want to honor the original and make sure that the bulk and the juice of what makes that so great is there, but take it to a different place."
"Popularity gets up people's noses. But I understand the importance and the function of popular music. There is an artistic purpose. Popular music helps people to develop a curiosity and leads them towards classical music."
"I don't believe you can say 'forever'; I don't believe it exists."
"I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way."
"I was raised with a lot of music around me at all times."
"Everything is always a little surreal."
"In S Club I played a role in a band, but now I can go off and be me - My horizon's wide open now. It's scary and it's daunting, but it's an absolute thrill. I feel brand new!"
"I used to love Deep Purple and Ian Paice."
"Country's more than about what the music sounds like. It's what you're saying and who you are as a person."
"Maybe 'Can't Stop Feeling' and 'Turn It On' we'll just release as singles. It's a thing The Beatles used to do which I really loved, the idea of releasing something as a single completely on its own."
"I started off singing in church as a child. The sound of voices coming together, that was my first moment of touching something outside of myself."
"And I think a woman should find it a joy to be female because God made both male and female."
"My father would play Stevie Wonder in the car, but that never sunk in."
"The most widely criticised singers in the history of opera, Maria Callas and Franco Corelli, happen also to be the best singers. I am honoured for being part of their group."
"I was a very quiet kid. A really sweet kid, I might add."
"Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust on all sides. We don't know where it will lead. But if we just stand still, we will have no chance of escaping the violence."
"At the beginning of this album I discovered the computer and had great fun playing with the thing. And I realized that, not being a good keyboard player, I could write things in very small sections, give them a certain feel and mess about with bends on the keyboard."
"I think it's real easy to be famous these days; it's not real easy to sustain success."
"Anything I've ever read by John Irving has been really well written."
"I was done with my second major label deal, and I was doing a lot of urban sessions, and I had an acoustic itch. And you know, I picked up a ukulele. I always wanted one. And it just resonated with me. I would wake up with this uke in my hand. For me the ukulele just opened this door in my heart."
"I always give the audience a variety because I want to make sure they hear the favorites and all that."
"Every day, the approach to life changes. And that's what music is all about to me."
"I have some of the old videos of my performances on it."
"Especially on the road, it's very hard to find time to actually sit down and write."
"I remember with my first album, I was so scared of messing it up, of blowing the opportunity, that I blew it."
