Joan Mitchell, Joan Baez, Judy Collins - that was my mom's era.

Michael, from 'Six Dance Lessons...' He was somebody who had a lot of self-loathing; being a gay man who lost his family and felt ostracized. It was an interesting character to play. He was so bitter and jaded about life. Even though I'm not like that personally, everybody has a side of themselves that tends to look at the negative side of things. He was an interesting character to play.

I came upon Diana Krall's jazz arrangement of "A Case of You" several years back. I've always wanted to pay homage to both her version and Joni's, and by proxy, my mom. She's the one that introduced me to that music.

I'd love to be able to be invisible, because I like to eavesdrop.

People may have said, "The dude's gay; how are we going to market this?" But it's not an issue for me, because being out is very freeing.

I've always loved Elton John and that is one of my favorite songs by him and Bernie (Taupin). The American songbook is ever-expanding and I feel like it works well with what I was trying to say.

Unfortunately, I suffer from insomnia, so my bedtime is as soon as I start to feel the least bit sleepy.