I'm always imagining some sort of story behind the song, even the ones I haven't written. I'm actively engaging in playacting.

Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse.

I'm always imagining some sort of story behind the song, even the ones I haven't written. I'm actively engaging in playacting.

There was a train that would come by our house every night, and I'd hear the whistle blow. That is the sweetest memory I have.

My grandmother sang, too, and she was really loud. It was this wild kind of singing. I count her among my influences.

I cringed when I heard myself described as a Jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a Jazz vocalist.

Being black, I'm involved in the reparations movement. It's focused toward the African-American audience. We could begin to heal.