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.

If you take a bunch of superstars and put them in a room where they don't have their assistants and entourage, it's funny to see what happens.

The Daryls House thing has made me into a live musician even more than I ever was, and even in the way I record.

I grew up in a very racially integrated place called Pottstown. It was an agricultural / industrial town which has since become a suburb of Philadelphia. I grew up basically in a black neighborhood.

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.

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

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