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I'm Definitely Drawn To Things That Are New, So Something Specifically For Me Would Have Been Fun.

Looking At The Original Lyrics [of "a Song For You" ] As I Was Preparing It, I Thought, "wow! I Feel Like It Was Written For Me." That's What A Great Song Does. You Don't Have To Do A Lot Of Homework. You Can Just Say The Words And It Springs To Life.

A Few Years Ago, When I Was Writing Songs For My First Album, I Was Staying With Michael Feinstein As I Often Did. I Was Working On A Pilot. My Grandma Was Very Sick At The Time. She Died Of Complications From Alcoholism. She Always Used To Say [in His Grandma's Voice], "red Wine Is Good For My Heart. That's What My Doctor Said." And We'd Say, "yeah, But Not For Breakfast." Unfortunately, It Was The Thing That Killed Her. I Felt Inspired To Write A Song About Her And What That Meant For Her Life And For All Of Us. I Was Writing It In Michael's House.

Initially, In Starting To Pick The Songs For The Live Show, It Was Really A Matter Of Picking Songs That I Loved Over The Years. As Far As The Album Goes, It Happened Very Naturally.

People Don't Expect Me To Have A Weird Sense Of Humor, But I Do. I'm Very Eccentric.