My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. I'd like to think I did that.

Jazz took too much discipline. You have to come in at the right place, which is different than me singing the blues, where I can sing, 'Oh, baby,' if there's a pause in the melody. With jazz, you better leave that space open, or put in something real cool.

I really turned into, you know, the real street kid. I was kind of like a runaway, but I had a mother, you know what I mean, and I had a place to stay.

See, I don't like places where people can't dance - don't like clubs or theatres where a bunch of bourgeois people sit around tip, tip, tipping their fingers.

I come from a family that doesn't have a whole lot of money.

I will say it loud and clear: at Manchester City, it is all about what you choose to look at. If you look at the money spent on players, you will only ever see that side of City. If you look at the bigger plan, which is investment in the community, facilities, and youth teams, you realise there is heart and soul in this club.

What we need is more money back in the hands of Americans of any economic standing and so raising taxes right now doesn't make sense.

I don't spend money on the lavish life, but I spend on excessive green juices.