Music is still part of my spiritual life. Sometimes I sing my prayers. When I get audiences singing, I hope I'm helping them feel connected to something beyond themselves.

Improvisation is the courage to move from one note to the next.

Improvisation means coming to the situation without rigid expectations or preconceptions. The key to improvisation is motion — you keep going forward, fearful or not, living from moment to moment. That’s how life is.

I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I want my mind as clear as possible.

If I can bring joy into the world, then I'll be successful.

To be a musician, you have to be honest... to be honest... to be honest.

My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.