Many years ago when I first moved to Los Angeles, I got a call from my dear friend Suzee (I called her CoCo) inviting me to go hear a new singer rumored to be "the next Diana Ross."

CoCo worked for what was then known as Avalon Attractions, and she...

Many years ago when I first moved to Los Angeles, I got a call from my dear friend Suzee ( I called her CoCo ) inviting me to go hear a new singer rumored to be "the next Diana Ross".

CoCo worked for what was then-known as Avalon Attractions, and...

When the clock struck twelve this past New Years, my niece sent a simple text that really moved me. It read:

"For last years words
belong to last years language
and next years words
await another voice."

It moved me for two reasons really.

One, the fact...

In honor of all our veterans, here is my version of "America the Beautiful, which I recorded recently in a good friend's living room. I want to share it with all of you, especially today.

I came to New York to watch a close friend of mine perform in a play. On the train ride there, I was looking out the window watching the various scenes and moments pass me by, some slower than others, some so fast I barely recognized them. As I sat...

I've always been someone who looks for the underlying message in just about anything and everything that happens in my life. I keep all the wonderful quotes and sayings passed down from family and friends because on some level, I believe they make my ordinary life feel a little more...

Many years ago I was sitting at a dinner party in hancock park when one of the guests began talking about a week long retreat she was about to take. As I listened to her speak, it was apparent this particular retreat was quite expensive and exclusive, so in a...

Today as I was driving to my sister's surprise Birthday party, I found myself thinking about God. And as I so often do before I get into a car, I did my typical wink up to the sky. I thought about all the amazing people I met this past year,...

While most everyone I know is out and about ringing in the New Year with friends and family, I am quite content spending it this year without much fanfare. In fact, I feel pretty lucky to be spending my New Years Eve the same way I spent this past Christmas...

I flew into Boston the day before Christmas, but not without waiting in four or five lines to catch my flight.

Lines can be an interesting place to wait, and yet, the older I get, the more I tend to appreciate them. I know it's not the most ideal...

As the world evolves and technology grows, there are certain things I find hard to let go of. I know that on some level, just being here is in some way, about moving on, moving forward and simply letting go.

Yet whenever I travel, be it near or far, I...

When describing his youngest son, my dad always says "Jimmy is the most famous unfamous person in the world." I'm sure his description is based on some pretty amazing stories I've shared with him over the years. Amazing stories, due to amazing people who have entered my world and the...

I recently saw a screening of the documentary "Waiting for Superman" and felt compelled to share a few words on how it stirred within me a sense of "What if?"

I oftentimes wonder what life would have been like had I paid more attention to my teachers...

It was just another typical Friday morning for me back here in my home state of Massachusetts. I usually return every year around this time to remember where I'm from and re-visit places like Walden Pond, that remind me why I'm here.

I drove into the center of Shrewsbury early...

It's funny how often we put off the very things that would not only enhance our lives, but make them easier and even more meaningful. I tend to be someone who can easily put things off to the last minute, which might explain why an entire year went by before...

Sometimes in life, we are given things which, when used with the right intention, become sacred gifts that remind us of our own great self worth.

That was never made more clear to me than my recent trip to Oxford England, where I was invited to perform with my brother...

On March 29th, the moon was so magnificent I couldn't just see it alone. So I took out my blackberry and sent a text to a few friends I thought might appreciate sharing that sacred glow of the moon. One of them was my former manager, Caresse Henry. It had...

A couple months ago I was having dinner in Boston with a friend and she said something that hit rather home.

"Jimmy, you're one step away from homeless."

She paused and added, "I guess we all are. I mean, I am too, but that's why I own 5 homes."...

And once again Hollywood is all a buzz with just about everyone on the edge of their seat wondering who will win, what they will wear, where they will go and when we can do it all over again!

It's hard not to get caught up in the biggest day...

We're always passing so many people every day in our lives. I am especially aware of this fact whenever I travel, and two questions faithfully re-visit me every time I enter an airport:

"Who are all these people?" and "Where is everybody going?"

We rarely acknowledge one another anymore,...