I'm definitely a nerd. I'm a cool-ass nerd, but I am definitely a nerd.

You don't know what will happen from one minute to the next.

When I was a kid I'd practise Chopin on piano - and I love Chopin! He's my dawg! Then I'd go out on the stoop and blast the radio. I'm from New York, the concrete jungle. Hip-hop influenced me from day one.

I've met some serious aliens in my life, for sure. I'm sure you've seen a UFO. Haven't all of us seen something flying in the sky, and it's at some random time of night that doesn't make sense, and it's not the shape of a plane? I don't know if I'd go with an alien to space. I would have to feel the alien's vibe. I'm a vibe person.

I'm a very positive person, but this whole concept of having to always be nice, always smiling, always happy, that's not real. It was like I was wearing a mask. I was becoming this perfectly chiselled sculpture, and that was bad. That took a long time to understand.

It's not until I hear songs that I've done, that I realize how much of an inspiration music from the '60s and '70s has been.

It's important for everyone - working moms especially - to find moments to ground themselves and connect with their own breath.