You're presuming too much by using the word legacy - presuming that someone is going to care.
The whole industry evolves around a great song.
A lot of the greatest compositions were made famous by Sinatra.
I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I'm listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years?
I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself.
I kept looking to do songs that were written years ago and would live or outlive all of us, and the one thing they had in common was Sinatra.
I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment.
I have friends who've tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I've had the opposite experience.
For years I've kept a list of dream projects.
Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being.
Considering the amount of information we're bombarded by, it's amazing if a song can transcend time.