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" I loved singing something like 'I've Got My Eye On You' when it's really about the FBI. It turns a love song into something else! "

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" Even in a world with much sadness, at its essence, life is beautiful. "

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" I come from a family of musicians. "

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" Too many people judge a singer like Beyonce by what they see on the surface. Knowing the musicians she's worked with and how she works, I have a lot of respect for her. "

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" I had aunts who played piano and sang and also were entertainers, so music was very much a part of my life. "

" The biggest thing is, when I was coming up, the thing that made you wonderful was your uniqueness. People celebrated that. "

" My musicians know all of my music, and so that makes for something different. "

" When I worked with my uncle, I loved the fact that jazz music demanded that you use your own unique approach. "

" One of the things that I love about Sarah Vaughan is that she was always very current. "

" Each project that you do is something you believe in for that moment in time. "

" My foundation is jazz. I do all the things jazz musicians do. "

" In any event, I'm proud to wear the badge of jazz vocalist if that's what people want to call me; but at the same time, there are many other things I like to do. "

" Nina Simone is a musical genius and a rich and precious treasure who paid a heavy price for her artistic freedom. "

" The Confederate flag is a divisive presence - it's the opposite of everything my artistry means and represents. "

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" I'm a great cook. People have asked me to do a cookbook. "

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" Herb Wong was an incredible man. We met when I was performing with Clark Terry at the Wichita Jazz Festival around 1974. "

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" When I moved to Los Angeles, right away I met all kinds of musicians. "