i think about as light buchan beethoven and the king: cole porter wrote songs that have lasted and stood the test of time. people are still playing him. people are still playing bach and beethoven. >> is beethoven the greatest composer of all time? >> i do not know. enough anything, you listen to his music now, it is soothing and you have to listen, they wrote in movements in those days. i listen and read this thing one time, reading up on beethoven. there was a point in his life when they were trying to ban his music. you know why? take a guess what it wanted to ban his music while he was living. tavis: i know about him losing his hearing. >> they said it was too sexy. they said it would arouse -- tavis: he was bringing sexy back. >> it would arouse the young ladies. if you could hear the music -- if they could hear the music they play today. tavis: the other part of the story, you know you are a bad boy when you lose your hearing and you still right. >> absolutely. tavis: unbelievable. >> he was music. it did not happen if he could hear it or not. he could hear it in his mind and write

i haven't done a project like this since the cole porter project. >> there is one burt bacharach song enjoy that, dionne? >> the best part is when i'm on stage doing what i do best. getting to it is -- it was.ling isn't whatcc1: >> it's become so taxing.cc1: >> it must be unbelievable sitting in japan or anywhere in the world having all these people that, you know, are singing every word along with you and just enjoying it so much. it's got to be an incredible feeling. >> it's so wonderful being part of smile times in people's lives. and going into 50 years now, it's like -- >> amazing. >> we saw you sing with whitney at the clive davis party right before the grammys. how was that? >> it was amazing. it was like being with my family. >> you've got good dna. >> absolutely, i sure do. >> we wish you great luck with the cd. >> have fun in japan. come see you us again. >> i will do that. >> "the apprentice" is going on now. check it out. >>> we're going to tell you ten habits you need to pick up. >> is it more important to be a happy mother or a good mother? everyone hays story. and shine