I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I had some great mentors as I was coming up and starting to sing so early - I've been singing since I was four.
Ray Charles has always been a big part of my life.
I had some great mentors as I was coming up and starting to sing so early - I've been singing since I was four. I had people telling me how to preserve myself.
I've had many mentors, but the one that has the most impact was my mother.
God bless Ray Charles. It was such an honor to meet him and sing with him and actually just to watch him sing from just two feet away.
I always wish I'd had more mentors, better mentors, wiser mentors, people who were proper professional working musicians to guide me as I was coming up.
My dad has always been a big Ray Charles fan, and I've grown up listening to all kinds of music.
Well I don't think I've scored my life exclusively to Ray Charles.
I didn't really have a mentor, but I have always definitely been inspired by the '70s - the Stones, Patti Smith, Anita Pallenberg.
My father, obviously, and my mother were inspirations. My uncle, Frank Harper, he was an absolute mentor for me.