I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer.
From Michael Bolton
I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I'm listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years?
I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself.
I kept looking to do songs that were written years ago and would live or outlive all of us, and the one thing they had in common was Sinatra.
I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment.
I have friends who've tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I've had the opposite experience.
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