I was signed to A&M, I was signed to Lou Adler, who had a company within a company, which was A&M Records, and everything - James Taylor, Rita Coolidge, Carole King - I worked on all of that stuff.

I started with Bobby Darin. He signed me to Capitol when I was 15. I was 14, getting ready to be 15. Then the next encounter I had was with I think Peggy Lee. I sang background with The Blossoms with Darlene Love.

Who hasn't had interest from Rita Ora?

You get royalties from certain songs that you do when you do background. It's according to the work that you put in.

I have always said every good thing is divinely sent from heaven.

My family is part Creole, and we're Indian, and we're also very, very black. My father was so black, he was blue.