Sneakers are not my thing.

These days, with 'American Idol' and all the other reality shows, young people become famous overnight, and that can be very difficult to handle, the way photographers follow you around and study your every move.

My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.

Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.

I didn't want to be treated like a 'star.' I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.

When it comes to me, I just write the most beautiful music I can, I do the best work I can, and then I hand it out there.

I stay glued to my piano and my work. I don't look up. I write, I produce, I do the next project, I do my job. I don't look up, and I try to be kind. I try to be kind to people. That's what I do.