stay focusede to and always remember the people who came before us. trying to bestill original and do our own thing , we want to music still remember the people who came before us and the reason why we do what we do. i think 30 years from now we will still be doing it. i think it has staying power because we are doing it. tavis: when you say 30 years from now you will still be doing this -- >> 50. number two, with a voice like yours i wonder whether or not it is possible they are going to pull you into another genre. blues, r&b, anything you want to sing because you are gifted that way. are they going to pull you into another genre? >> i am a blues singer. i am so proud to call myself a blues singer. i don't take it limits me in any way. i don't feel limited. r&b wants me to do something or gospel or country, call me on the phone. let's get this party started. i could see myself doing all kinds of things. i could see that, too. the new project is called "33 1/3." she is the queen of the blues. i said it. eb is the king. she is the queen. i don't need