I Didn't Want To Be Treated Like

You Know, When I Did 'american Idol' The Three Times, I Tried To Tell These Kids You Have To Tell The Story Of The Lyric.

You Say Something Stupid And The Next Morning You're In The Headlines.

I Think My Music Is Like Anchovies - Some People Like It, Some People Get Nauseous.

What We Hear Now Is Great-sounding Records With Great-sounding Grooves And Loops. And The Sound Of These Records Is Irresistible, But The Craft Of Songwriting Is Just About Over. That's Why, Whenever I Get An Opportunity To Do An Album Full Of Standards, I Jump At It Because I Miss It.

I Stay Glued To My Piano And My Work. I Don't Look Up. I Write, I Produce, I Do The Next Project, I Do My Job. I Don't Look Up, And I Try To Be Kind. I Try To Be Kind To People. That's What I Do.