I Grew Up Listening To

I Came Upon Diana Krall's Jazz Arrangement Of "a Case Of You" Several Years Back. I've Always Wanted To Pay Homage To Both Her Version And Joni's, And By Proxy, My Mom. She's The One That Introduced Me To That Music.

People Either Love Me Or They Think I'm Obnoxious. I Get That.

I Love Jane [krakowski]. Jane's Been A Dear Friend For Maybe A Dozen Years. We've Worked Together On Many Shows And Concerts And Readings. We Did 'damn Yankees' Together And Then We Did 'xanadu.' Jane Did All The Workshops Of 'xanadu' Before It Moved To Broadway. She's Hysterical And Our Voices Blended. We Had A Similar Sensibility.

My Very First Tattoo Was For My Dog, Zora, Who Died In My Arms In New York. Right Where Her Heart Stopped Beating I Got A "z".

I Really Like The Melody "red Wine Is Good For My Heart" And People Respond To It. I Decided To Put It On The Album.