Too many times you come across lyrics that sound like you've heard them before or you can't really relate to them. And I think that I write songs that sound fresh and sensual in kind of a layered, lush way. But I also think that they are real, and that's why I wanted to call the record 'Inside Out.'

Never get your girlfriend a pet that she didn't know she was getting.

Ideal date is doing something new, either hiking a new place I've not been, or learning something weird and new like pottery.... and then a meal.

Being on Twitter, live tweeting some of the episodes, I get direct feedback from people.

I have a dog as well, and I'm not a vegan or anything. But I needlepoint and I have a cat, so it's not boding well.

I've always loved the fashion of the '30s and everything that came with the Art Deco era - the jewelry and the glamour.

It is very grand and sumptuous and awesome to look at but it was really about the characters for me.