'The Voice' gave me a chance to show people the side of me that is an artist. People didn't know what that would look like or sound like. It allowed people to see that potential.
I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the theater, where you have costume, story, acting, orchestra.
Yes, my grandfather worked with Thomas Edison on the electric car, and he sold electric cars at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris.
I didn't get my first car until I was 22. It was a BMW 1602 and now I've got it back I'm waiting to restore it.
I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special breeding grounds for gangsters of all colors. That was the Detroit of the gangster world. The car industry was thugs.
The holidays are my favorite time of year! Christmas was always one of the biggest celebrations in Sweden, and I look forward to the festivities each year.
When I go on holiday, I wear wedges. They accentuate your leg, honey, and you have to look good on the beach.
I'm not a good time-off person. I'm awful on holiday. It comes from having that period when I didn't work. That really was the worst bit.
Who the hell wants fourteen pairs of shoes when they go on holiday? I haven't had fourteen pairs in my life.
I've enjoyed many camping holidays with my sister and her children, but we're pretty posh campers.
I have never taken more than two weeks to record an album throughout my career.
Friends at school were always quite shocked that we holidayed in Nigeria, but it was all pretty middle-class, really.
Just as a puppy can be more of a challenge than a gift, so too can the holidays.
Well, I guess my unease with that is... I'm always a little uneasy with that phrase - smooth jazz, as opposed to what?
I have the biggest sweet tooth. After the holidays, I gotta start working out.
If I couldn't do it, then I'd be defeated. I've got the tools to do it. I never did question my tools.
I might have played a little bit more in Europe than I have in Japan.
I read a lot of heavy literature when I'm on set, so on holiday I want to indulge in something light-hearted.
I'm just one of the lucky people. I have no other reason for my longevity.
The blues tells a story in itself. It can make you happy or give you a feeling to swing.
I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.
