Norah Jones' 2002 debut album won 6 Grammys and sold 27 million copies: 'It was a whirlwind!' she recalls

SAN DIEGO — Norah Jones vividly recalls the long walk she took in New York City on Feb. 24, 2003.

It was the day after her chart-topping debut album, "Come Away With Me," earned her six Grammy Awards — including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist — during a telecast that drew nearly 30 million viewers in the U.S. alone.

But what made the then-23-year-old singer-songwriter's winter walk memorable isn't what happened, but what didn't.