I was in a church choir early on and that really helped me musically in terms of chops, learning how to sing harmonies.

I don't think any human being is truly free. We're so tethered to our own insecurities and hampered by our fears and our prejudices. I think it's human nature that we're never going to be free.

I'm a little bit antisocial and I recently discovered that I'm introverted. But the love between people makes me alive.

And there's always retrospect to light a clearer path.

Whenever I think about all the things I appreciate in life, I also think about my privileges, as well. Try to keep that all in balance. Gratitude for what I have, trying to be part of movements that make it easy for people who have it harder than they ever should have it.

Feelings are not everything! There is very little absolute truth in life.

Music makes me alive in a way that nothing quite does. Good art, good film, good books, good dance. Exhibitions, history. Nature makes me feel alive. Georgia in the rain - that makes me feel alive. Compassion makes me feel alive. Hard fought victories for social rights.