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Hit songs are mysterious and slippery beasts; few artists have a lock on them. This means that many people, like me, have become fans of songs rather than fans of artists.

Some of the songs I do once in a while that I kinda... my set list is basically like my hits, there is a good reason why they are there; people really like them.

I have always been a sucker for the big, upbeat chorus.

Good new songs are the backbone of the music industry. There isn't an artist out there who could survive without hit songs.

To think that when they come out with these gigantic songs, it's pretty tough to top them, you know.

There are so many great songs yet to sing.

I don't ever have the pressure of making a hit, because I've never had a hit song, per se. The closest thing to a hit song was 'Shiraz,' and it's not your prototypical hit song, with a catchy hook and all this other stuff.

Every single band in the world has these gigantic songs that people are obsessed with.

Well, over the years, I've developed a stable of songs of which I'm known for and never get tired of singing.

Now ballads, I can mess around and get up on somebody on a ballad. People ain't seen it yet, but I can mess around and get up in there. I've had Ruben Studdard up in my house, Brian McKnight, Tank. Every once in a while I throw down with them.