Sinatra was the biggest influence on my life, my singing career. And rightly so. I mean he was the best singer ever.
Knowing what I knew about Russia, as much as I loved the music and was fascinated by the songs and the whole idea of it, I knew it would be a very lengthy and frustrating process.
You think that your life is going to be one way, and then, for various reasons or whatever, it doesn't work out.