everything she said, it was as good as billy holiday, as good as el will fitzgerald.od as that level. she was a great singer. >> where were you, tony, when you heard that she died? >> i was athe who em. it was a month after i recorded with her, and the first thing i got, i teared up and was so emotional about it because i didn't -- >> how did you hear about it in. >> my son called me up and told me she just died, and i couldn't believe it, because i wanted to really tell her, to invite her to the palladium where i'm going to perform there, and i wanted to talk to her about slowing down because you could get very hurt if you don't. and i wanted to try and stop her, like the way someone was nice enough to stop me, and i didn't do it. i felt very regretful that i didn't have the chance to talk to her >> could you see the way things were going with her? could you snell. >> yes. >> you feared she was heading down the wrong road? >> yes, it would have been disastrous. >> it's very sad. >> it is really sad. >> a sad loss. >> but you know everybody is sad about it except one