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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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" It helps me to learn things in different languages, even if it's just phonetically, and to make myself vulnerable to other audiences by trying to reflect back to them the genius of their own cultures, and to do that, oftentimes, in new jazz settings, new arrangements. It's a way to show respect. "

" I haven't been afraid of John Coltrane or Miles Davis or Bill Evans or Wayne Shorter or Herbie Hancock. Why would I be afraid of the Beatles? "

" It's a lovely thing to have people in any circumstance appreciate your work. "

" There is an actor's responsibility in presenting the emotional content of the lyrics to an audience. But whether you do that in a straightforward fashion or an ironic fashion or a blase fashion is all about opportunities, and singers are missing opportunities as artists if they don't pay attention to the lyric. "

" One doesn't have to scat to be a jazz singer. "

" We all know that jazz demands a cultivation of the mind. "

" There's a spiritual complement to any attempt at transposing a commitment to humanity through music or art. "

" I hope to be at the top of my game when I'm 65 or 70. I don't want to reach my peak at 29. Not that I'm holding back anything, but there's a bunch of junk I don't know. "

" I can't say New York's home, but I've made a lot of friends, and I'm developing a map of what cats are here and where they play, and as a singer, you're always looking for projects that tie things in emotionally and intuitively with your life. "

" I've tried to learn as much as I can about the great jazz singers to understand what makes them important, vital artists, but there is always something more to learn. "

" It's pretty rare in jazz to have a full-on steady band. "

" People want to have access to jazz because it has a vibe that's very strong. "

" My strength is to communicate with an audience and to know what jazz singing is capable of. "

" My goal is to be really incredible by the time I'm 70. "

" I'm a jazz musician, and I really wanted to not miss an opportunity to have the full connection to jazz. "

" You work very hard on the lyrics. Getting them to fit the contours of improvised melodies. "

" I've worked with a number of big bands, but there's nothing in life like the Basie band. "

" I want to be the jazz singer. "

" There are incredible musicians around the world. "

" If you're going to be transparent, you're going to have to let the music come that wants to come. "

" I listened to a lot of King Crimson back in the day. "

" You don't want to make records so you can win a Grammy. You make records because you want to be a musician. "

" I've got more low notes than I had when I started. "

" I really thought I was gonna have a straight gig. But these jazz musicians put their arms around me time and again and said, 'Hey, young fella, you're one of us. Come with us.' That's a big deal when you're young and looking for your way in the world. "

" You can never predict what the specific shape of your life is going to be, and you won't really know its general shape until, God willing, you're advanced in years and you have the time and opportunity to look back in a coherent way and see what your life was about. "

" Of course we all know when music's too much in the head, and we define our greatest players by the way they are able to communicate directly from their emotional selves. "

" You don't just let a guy drop off the earth and not come together with everybody who knew him and loved him and respected him. You try to do it the right way. "

" I try to sleep as much as I can. I drink a lot of water. I practice consistently and just try to be ready for the gig. "

" 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.' "

" While I revel in the memories of my own Grammy moment, I also know how it feels to walk away empty-handed. "