As a singer, I float around. I'm kind of scatty, bouncing around a lot. I try to adapt to what's going on around me in the song and the arrangement.

I was very inspired by my mother. She was a vocal teacher and sang in a band, and my first memories of her were going out with her on the local circuit.

I think Philadelphia has been underrated over the years as a musical region.

I love antique architecture, so if I have any indulgences, I have owned and renovated and reconstructed a lot of old houses.

I have an English family and I've lived in England for years.

I wanted to show the world, and myself too, what I can do. I came up in the world of Philadelphia soul, but I'm fluent in a lot of languages musically and I like working with different people from different generations.

If you work hard and you're good, you can build something for yourself.