“So I did 'Something Happened on the Way to Heaven' and the original version is a ballad. The original Phil record is uptempo but we slowed it down and made it a ballad.”
“The club shows are really intense and powerful, but for a shorter time, and the audiences are in close proximity than when I'm performing at The Palace Theatre.”
“I think differently, I think it's about reaching everybody on every different plane and every different level, and if I could remix the song and do a dance remix, that's great. If I could do a classical version, that'll be great too. It's all just about expression.”
“It's really a grand old, legendary theatre where the spirits of like Judy Garland and all these great performers have been. The clubs are way more underground.”
“I picked up the Joss Stone album, Josh Groban, and the new Norah Jones. I love, love, love Norah.”
“Both songs are really, really intense when it comes to performing them, and very draining at the same time.”
“People see that I have my own voice, my own opinion, my own likes. The album really reflects that.”
“Singers like her, Patti, Tina Turner, I revere them when I'm in their presence.”
“When I first heard that song, it was a ballad but it had a lot more. It felt like a gospel song when I first heard it and it just moved me.”
“I always thought that it was every performer's dream. That's the epitome of being an artist, being able to express song, dance and acting in a live theatre setting and really connecting with an audience on that level.”