Am I Worthy?
Blub in the Herald-Displatch:
When chanteuse Diana Krall began collaborating on songs with Elvis Costello, she says, "It was very exciting, and also daunting. I had to get over that overwhelming sense of, "Oh, my God -- am I worthy of his time?’"Apparently, the answer was yes. Not only did Krall and Costello end up co-writing half the 12 tracks on her new CD, "The Girl in the Other Room," but the two married in December.
Due April 27, "Room" features tunes penned by Mose Allison, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell, as well as Costello’s "Almost Blue." But Krall also spreads her wings as a composer and lyricist. "I started writing when I was a student but didn’t really have the confidence to (pursue) lyric-writing in great depth," she explains. "I’ve never done anything so personal