I wanted to put jazz on the record, all the loves of music that I had on the record, so I could show people I was ahead of my 19 years. It may have been over the heads of some people.

I just want to be as creative as I possibly can.

I grew up in a time where anything was possible.

When somebody shows up and they believe in you, it makes all the difference.

I've been a jazz artist playing pop and R&B my entire career.

I am at my core a singer/songwriter a la James Taylor or a la Billy Joel. It's not that I don't want to work with people, but I do just love doing my own thing.

I've worked with jazz artists, country artists, classical artists, pop artists. I never wanted there to be categories, because when I was a kid there weren't.