I Never Wanted To Be

My Style Of Music Is The Great American Songbook Meets The Pop World Of The Seventies And Eighties.

I Think My Music Is Like Anchovies - Some People Like It, Some People Get Nauseous.

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.

I Keep Reading About People Who Want To Be Famous - It's Not That They Want To Be Great Songwriters Or Great Actors, They Want To Be Celebrities. That Is Scary Because You Can Be Famous Doing Some Really Stupid Things.