I was very quiet until I got at the piano, and weekends, lunch breaks, after school, before school, I was just making music.

I was finding it very difficult to find a label that understood what I wanted to do and really believed that people wanted to hear something honest and a little bit different. So, I did feel a bit like a clown. You're knocking on everyone's door trying to get them to believe what you're doing.

I'd be smiling if I wasn't so desperate. I'd be patient if I had the time.

I think people don't realize how many hours of practice goes into becoming a musician and getting better.

I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write, 'cause the people I was listening to all wrote. I never thought it was an option to sing anyone else's songs.

I was very quiet until I got at the piano, and weekends, lunch breaks, after school, before school, I was just making music.

The focus is on singer/songwriters now rather than huge shows. I mean, of course there's always a place for that too.