I grew up with so many different songs that the ones that are fun to play are the ones I want to do.

Treasure, that is what you are

I feel it's my job to continue being a student of music if I want to continue being an artist and a producer of other artists. You have to keep filling your mind with other music. You have to be ahead of the curve.

My father moved to Hawaii from Brooklyn and my mother came there as a child from the Philippines. They met at a show where my dad was playing percussion. My mom was a hula dancer.

Doo-wop is special music to me because it's so straightforward and melody-driven and captures emotions.

I can put some chords together and maybe write a song, but I'm learning every day. And that's the fun part.

I signed up to be a musician, I want to perform, I want to sing.