I worked with practically everybody in the business in all of the years in NBC, but I worked personally many years with people like Crosby and Sinatra, so of course that was a great ground school for me. ↗
That was probably the stamp that went into my mind, because I worked in television for many years, doing that kind of music, so that really was my strong forte. ↗
We do a lot of light classical programming with that, too... obviously... a lot of Tchaikovsky music, Grieg, things like that which have become less classical with classical concerts. ↗
I have women coming up to me and saying: 'I love your character! She's so empowered. She takes control; she gets what she wants.' That's another side of her. And I respect that in Joan. She says and does things that I would never allow myself to do. ↗
I've always been someone who really watches other people, human behavior. To watch it and be able to express it through your version has always been really exciting to me. ↗