Whenever I fill out the job description I put 'songwriter', never 'singer' or 'artist.' Singers come and go.

He knows I rip him off every day. He's the godfather for me. Nobody can say they aren't influenced by what Stevie Wonder has done.

I just want people to take a step back, take a deep breath and actually look at something with a different perspective. But most people will never do that.

Lionel Richie told me forget about the critics. But if you come back with hit after hit, you don't have to worry about anything.

But we can hold our spirits and our bodies so pure and high, we may cherish such thoughts and such ideals, and dream such dreams of lofty purpose, that we can determine and know what manner of men we will be, whenever and wherever the hour strikes and calls to noble action.

My adoption journey fully fuels my inspiration, my drive, what my vision of success is.

I'd watch old movies with Judy Garland, Shirley Temple and Bette Davis and long to be part of that glamorous world. A lot of that glamour is gone now. In my own small way, I hope I'm bringing some of it back. But it would be great if I could inspire women to dress up.

I'm very organic in nature with my creativity. It just kind of wraps around me, or it's a moment I have, a click of inspiration. It's never calculated.