My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that’s actually happening.

My hair was slicked down with a part. But that was before I discovered the blow-dryer. Now I’m fabulous.

You say something stupid and the next morning you’re in the headlines.

For a Jewish guy, I’ve recorded a lot of Christmas albums.

You know, when I did ‘American Idol’ the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.

There’s just no quiet in Vegas.

I keep reading about people who want to be famous – it’s not that they want to be great songwriters or great actors, they want to be celebrities. That is scary because you can be famous doing some really stupid things.

First of all, I’ve been having a wonderful run of luck with cover albums, songs I didn’t write. I had five pop cover albums and two Christmas albums, and they were all very successful.

These days, with ‘American Idol’ and all the other reality shows, young people become famous overnight, and that can be very difficult to handle, the way photographers follow you around and study your every move.

I’ve always wanted to marry Elton John.