Tonight I was very excited. I know you all think of me as that ultra-hip, rock-n-roll-hearted Rockstar Idol... but I have some very strong and proud roots in the old skool sounds of the Big Band era. I consider people like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin some of my first musical influences. Sometimes I swear I was born in the wrong era even. I love to kick a tuxedo or a sportscoat/blazer even when going out more casually. So needless to say, hearing that Tony Bennett was coaching tonight, I was... read more
