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Six-time Grammy winner Dionne Warwick, 84, has certainly learned a lot during her iconic, multi-decade singing career. But teaching was actually her first calling. “Absolutely. Teaching

[high school]. That’s what I went to college for,” she says. “I wasn't too bad of a student. I got through it, and teaching was my major and piano was my minor.” One teacher who made a

lasting impression on Warwick was a certain Mrs. Daniels, who taught her that “there is no can’t in American” during a memorable spelling lesson in elementary school. Today, thanks to that

experience at the blackboard, Warwick says the word can’t “doesn't exist in my vocabulary or my sphere.” After January dates in Australia and New Zealand for her “One Last Time” tour,

the New Jersey native returns to the U.S. to perform across the country beginning on Feb. 14.  The newly minted Rock & Roll Hall of Famer spoke to AARP about her favorite place to

perform, her interesting sleep rituals [“the lights on, TV on, everything’s on”], and which artists she hopes to team up with in 2025. _This interview has been edited for length and

clarity._ YOU’RE BACK OUT ON THE ROAD — WHAT’S IN STORE FOR 2025? My plan is wherever God decides to take me, that's where I’m going. ANY SECRETS TO KEEPING THE ENERGY UP? It’s loving

what I do and finding it very easy to do. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE PLACE TO PERFORM? I have several, but one that really is very dear to me is Brazil. I lived there for about 15 years.

It's a happy place, and it was one of the best things I could have ever done for myself. AFTER A LIFE ON THE ROAD, DO YOU HAVE ANY TRAVEL HACKS TO SHARE? No [laughs]. I wish there were

a secret that I could share with you. You just have to do what you gotta do. There’s nothing. I wish I had something to tell you, but there's no secret to it at all. Just do it.

YOU'VE PERFORMED WITH SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE. IS THERE ANYBODY STILL ON YOUR WISH LIST TO COLLABORATE WITH? Oh, yeah. As a matter of fact, it's something that we're planning

to do, hopefully very soon now — Earth, Wind & Fire. [We’ll] definitely record together and possibly do a few shows together.