The anti-aging advert that I would like to see is a baby covered in cream saying, 'Aah, I've used too much'

There's been this perception that Europeans still hold on to, that they discover the real talented ones in American culture and give them proper credit and that's not true anymore - it used to be. A lot of jazz musicians would get respect in Europe.

People who are thinking about your music almost as much as you are, that almost never happens.

Music as a social conduit has always been important to me.

I've always had levity in my songs, so I like to turn things over, twist them around, and make fun of myself.

I've done my share of busking, and it's fun until it isn't. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they're so good.

All the folks I play with come from jazz backgrounds or at least appreciate spontaneity within the parameters of a pop song.