I'm so grateful that I can play and that I can execute what I hear in my head, because that's the tricky part.

I promised myself that I'd never actually admit to listening to 'New Kids on the Block.'

We listen so much to everybody - more than ever, because we have a kabillion voices whose opinion we can access - and we care so much if everybody agrees with us. To bust through all of the noise is very challenging.

I pray to give thanks and to recognize all the good things that are in my life even during times of great change, confusion, or frustration.

Sometimes you need to start again, in order to fly

A lot of people, they've been saying to me, oh don't get married. It ruins everything. And I'm like, damn.

To be able to help a 13-year-old kid from the Bronx follow her dreams just by letting her know she's not forgotten in this crazy world - that's why I got involved with Frum Tha Ground Up.