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I like Rufus Wainwright a whole lot. He makes me wanna be even more musical.

I would love to play with Rufus Wainwright. He's one of my favorite songwriters.

I tend to like songs that are very emotional, that strike a chord with me emotionally.

My favorite artists always documented emotion. Marvin Gaye and Al Green and Sade and Aaliyah.

I've always been a fan of melody and emotional melancholy, whether it was Rites of Spring or Tears for Fears or Neil Young. If I hear a song that has a sweet melody, I'm a sucker for it, whether it's Linkin Park or Little Richard.

I really want to work with Rufus Wainwright. Michael Stipe from R.E.M. I would love to work with Kanye West.

Preston Sturges is one of my favorites. I learned about dialogue and timing from him - louder, faster, funnier. But I do love Mel Brooks.

I really like Alan Jackson, in Country Music. I think he's really very, very talented along with George Jones, and Merle Haggard, the same old favorites.

I always choose songs that I have an emotional connection to, and I often feel myself getting very emotional when I sing.

Lou Reed is something like a personal favorite of mine, but you could always put me into that drawer of singers who can't really sing, who speak their songs.