People Whose Careers I'd like to Have

A lot of people ask me whose careers I'd like to pattern mine after. I watched American Idol this week as Harry Connick, Jr. was the mentor and it reminded me of how much I love his career. I was also glad that he was able to show off his awesome piano playing and music arranging skills, neither of which I come close to matching. However, I do love how he's been able to be a musician, composer, performer, do film, TV and Broadway. Barbra Streisand also comes to mind. She's done film, stage and directed. I have often thought about going behind the camera to direct at some point down the line.
I think first and foremost I want to be known as a songwriter and singer. TV host would come after that and then whatever acting roles get thrown into the mix in the future. I would love the opportunity to do more theater since my pipe dream is to be on Broadway. Composing music for a musical has given me a chance to be in touch with that world. Bottom line is that I've always wanted to be a multi-hyphenate artist and I'm blessed to have been able to do so much already. I look forward to whatever else is on the horizon.