I say what's in my heart, and I do it in my concerts.

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I think the challenges for me was to go into the studio with these incredible...

I think the challenges for me was to go into the studio with these incredible...

I recorded my first jazz record in the '70s.

I recorded my first jazz record in the '70s.

I'm not stopping. My dream has come true, and I'm staying.

I'm not stopping. My dream has come true, and I'm staying.

I don't think I was considered to be a cabaret singer because I didn't have...

I don't think I was considered to be a cabaret singer because I didn't have...

It seems that jazz is more cerebral and more mathematical in a sense.

It seems that jazz is more cerebral and more mathematical in a sense.

When I sang that song, I felt it was almost as if some force had...

When I sang that song, I felt it was almost as if some force had...

Possibly, I should have been a jazz singer from the beginning.

Possibly, I should have been a jazz singer from the beginning.

I've always loved jazz.

I've always loved jazz.

Universal was absolutely marvelous about sitting down with me and listening to my input. It...

Universal was absolutely marvelous about sitting down with me and listening to my input. It...

I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with...

I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with...

If I'm driving to L.A. and have anxiety about making the drive, if I've got...

If I'm driving to L.A. and have anxiety about making the drive, if I've got...

Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push...

Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push...

I choose things by how they resonate in my heart.

I choose things by how they resonate in my heart.

I think you have to have a jazz pedigree to be on jazz radio.

I think you have to have a jazz pedigree to be on jazz radio.

The month of September is Women in Jazz, so I'm doing jazz there in September....

The month of September is Women in Jazz, so I'm doing jazz there in September....

There was a subtlety about Peggy Lee. It was powerful. There was a valuable use...

There was a subtlety about Peggy Lee. It was powerful. There was a valuable use...

You know, I'm pretty much an open book.

You know, I'm pretty much an open book.

My grandmother passed at 104. She sang and wrote songs until she passed.

My grandmother passed at 104. She sang and wrote songs until she passed.

I've got my whole life. There's a lifetime of experience, a lifetime of experiencing the...

I've got my whole life. There's a lifetime of experience, a lifetime of experiencing the...

I was kind of known as a ballad singer. People would send ballads. Some of...

I was kind of known as a ballad singer. People would send ballads. Some of...