he reached out to ms. kane -- king and he reached out to my publisher. she laid it all out there and she called everyone and she asked them to give me a shot. >> what is it about your style that you think makes them even open to wanting to work with you in terms of writing? >> i think two things, one is that i have a lot of genuine respect and i have studied their work, not just their personal work, but the work that there can in is from. i know the songwriters of the 1960's. i can hopefully speak with them on a level where they understand that i have done my homework and then i can get in a room with them and really be able to produce feel good about. if they are legendary, of course, you have to be humble and you have to be honest and push your own creative vision and who you are. at the end of the day, my name is on the album and i have to sing it when we go to the show. tavis: in a minute, people get a chance to hear you sing. how would you describe your style? >> i would call it a classic american pop music. this is pop music. carol king is pop musi