DIONNE WARWICK

…I so wish I could be there with you all but I am out on the road. As many of you know, I’ve been going through several bereavements with the loss of my friends (Burt Bacharach and Chuck Jackson) and I’m trying to keep those lights on. My love is with each and every one of you! Thank you, Adrian and Jean for this honor. My students from the Dionne Warwick institute are here today. So, please welcome these young people as you would welcome me to this wonderful event of love— which is what the world needs now is love, sweet love!

— Dionne Warwick