It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard Heartbreak Hotel I thought, this is it

I don't know what other singers feel when they articulate lyrics, but being an 18-karat manic-depressive and having lived a life of violent emotional contradictions, I have an over acute capacity for sadness as well as elation. I know what the watch

I don't really have time to sit down and write. But when I think of a melody, I call up my answering machine and sing it, so I won't forget it

I've always defended Shaina. She not only opened doors; she knocked several down

I always wanted to be a singer, it's what I wanted to do since I was little. I'm doing it now and I couldn't be happier

I don't want to be just a straight pop singer. I'm a vocalist and that's what I want to be seen as in the long run

I'm just glad to be feeling better. I really thought I'd be seeing Elvis soon

As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this

I cannot sing the old songs I sang long years ago, For heart and voice would fail me, And foolish tears would flow

I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over