the best ofi got there isndross, and -- nothing better.together. >> we both learned how to sing. our parents did not have money for singing lessons during those times. my mother said ok, here's what you do. you listen to two singers, nat king cole and johnny mathis. that is who we listen to. that is how we learn to sing. when icing on the stage i style was closer to nat's. i idolized him. when people say your phrasing is because oft is nagging cold. in the show i paid tribute to lena horn who is to me the ultimate. and hersaw lena nad music, that is the most perfect. how she handled the mike in how she walked to the mic. all the things you think you know, you see that beyond anything. and then johnny mathis. the voices exceptional and still is. we learned from the great people. my father originally said when you are around those people you're working with judy garland, ella fitzgerald, you got nothing to say. what do you have to say question mark you sit there and listen. when people them up to me, i was just in atlanta. you are fabulous,