I Really Like The Melody "red Wine

You've Just Got To Focus On What You Have To Do.

Looking At The Original Lyrics [of "a Song For You" ] As I Was Preparing It, I Thought, "wow! I Feel Like It Was Written For Me." That's What A Great Song Does. You Don't Have To Do A Lot Of Homework. You Can Just Say The Words And It Springs To Life.

A Few Years Ago, When I Was Writing Songs For My First Album, I Was Staying With Michael Feinstein As I Often Did. I Was Working On A Pilot. My Grandma Was Very Sick At The Time. She Died Of Complications From Alcoholism. She Always Used To Say [in His Grandma's Voice], "red Wine Is Good For My Heart. That's What My Doctor Said." And We'd Say, "yeah, But Not For Breakfast." Unfortunately, It Was The Thing That Killed Her. I Felt Inspired To Write A Song About Her And What That Meant For Her Life And For All Of Us. I Was Writing It In Michael's House.

My Very First Tattoo Was For My Dog, Zora, Who Died In My Arms In New York. Right Where Her Heart Stopped Beating I Got A "z".

You Sing Songs Hundreds Of Times Over And Over, But Certain Ones Just Morph And Naturally, As You Age And Get Life Experience, Take On A Different Form As Well. When I Was Looking At Songs For The Album, I Thought, "which Are The Ones That Connect With Me The Most? What Do I Think Would Work In Album Form?" Almost All Of Them I've Done In Shows.