I remember seeing Tony Bennett on television. He was the only guy in the orchestra who was wearing a white tux, and I thought, 'That would be good. To be the only man on stage in a white jacket.'
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I'm a jazz musician, and I really wanted to not miss an opportunity to have the full connection to jazz.
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Romance is one of the things that most countries share, and I've noticed how different communities have their own ways of singing about love and heartbreak.
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I didn't arrive on the scene until after Jaco Pastorius had passed, but 'Three Views of a Secret' is a long-time favourite of mine.
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The great jazz and jazz-influenced singers carry themselves with a certain panache and a certain elegance and, for lack of a better word, self-confidence.
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I travel all the time. And as I go around the world, I try to learn a little something and not just take up all the available air.
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While I revel in the memories of my own Grammy moment, I also know how it feels to walk away empty-handed.
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Salacious? I suppose every once in a while the salacious thing is not a bad thing. It's kind of monochromatic if that's all you do.
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If you start to dwell on your pain, the amount of pain will increase.