[And while the audience waited patiently for what turned out to be a rather perfunctory] Something to Talk About, ... I Can't Make You Love Me. |
[Barbra Streisand submits the unreleased] I Believe, ... I Will Not Be Broken. |
[When the sweeping ballad Shelter in the Rain took on new meaning after Hurricane Katrina, he earmarked all proceeds from that track for relief efforts.] He stands above as a cultural figure, ... above partisanship and above reproach. |
Everyone in my record collection -- Sam and Dave, Marvin Gaye, all the Motown acts, Ruth Brown, all the legendary people from the '40s, '50s and '60s -- have still never received any royalties, ... because they still owe money. |
He really changed the way that people sing, |
He used to let me open for him and he tuned my guitar. |
He's like having my very own Jimi Hendrix, ... There's simply nothing he can't play well. |
I am very excited to get in this early (in my career), especially being the only woman tonight, ... to last this long (in the music business) is enough for me. |
I Can't Make You Love Me. |
I don't think there's ever been any music quite like what we came up with. |
I Don't Want Anything to Change. |
I just was knocked over by the obvious roots of the blues. |
I think my fans will follow me into our combined old age. Real musicians and real fans stay together for a long, long time. |
I was very touched, and very happy that Kelly won. It was such a Cinderella story. |
I Will Not Be Broken. |