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The Biggest Message I've Given Our Team, And I Think It's Really Important, Is First Of All, No One Can Take Away What Happened Last Year. It's Obviously A Fun Year, A Terrific Year. But I Think A Big Mistake Would Be To Try To Compare Themselves Or Ourselves To Last Year's Team. I Think The Key Really Is, And I Told Them This: For You As A Group, You're A Different Team.

I've Been So Fortunate Because I Never Really Had Ups And Downs As Far As My Career. Ninety-nine Percent Of The Time, I've Been Sold Out All Over The World.

Just Give A Drum Roll, Announce My Name & I Come Out & Sing. I Have A Contract That Says I'm A Singer. So I Sing.

I Think In All Of The Arts There Are Just Certain People That Have A Gift. I Think It's A Certain Spirituality, It's A God-given Gift That Just Certain Individuals Have.

More Than Anybody Else I’d Like To Thank Count Basie For Teaching Me How To Perform.