My Goal Was Always To

Yeah, I'm Old As The Hills And You Would Think I'd Be Out To Pasture Someplace Because I've Done Everything, But Nothing Has Changed.

I Didn't Want To Be Treated Like A 'star.' I Fought It Constantly, And I Think I Was Rude.

I Was Always Into The Music. Music, In General, Saved My Life. But The Fame Part... I Would Look Up, See What Was Going On Around Me, The Reporters And Photographers And All, And Then I Would Just Go Back To Making My Music.

Fame Is Always A Shock To The System; There's No School To Go To, There Are No Books To Read, And When It Hits You, It's A Surprise. You Could Be Working For 10, 20 Years And When It Finally Hits You, You Get Knocked Down.

What We Hear Now Is Great-sounding Records With Great-sounding Grooves And Loops. And The Sound Of These Records Is Irresistible, But The Craft Of Songwriting Is Just About Over. That's Why, Whenever I Get An Opportunity To Do An Album Full Of Standards, I Jump At It Because I Miss It.