Actually, most of the people who go to see the contest are not from here,

I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.

People really don't have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you.

My American audiences are pretty mixed. I get all sorts of people, old and young. It's nice.

As a very small girl, I listened to Charlie Parker and loved him and Max Roach and people like that.

I certainly enjoy Usher, Beyonce, Chris Brown, and there is Fantasia; these people will be around a while. They've got it. They've got the 'it' factor.