You can grow up with literally nothing and you don’t suffer if you know you’re loved and valued.

The music that I make is pretty sincere; it's from my heart and I love it, and what just happened is more people have started to connect with my heart, and I haven't followed some kind of marketing scheme.

You can grow up with literally nothing and you don’t suffer if you know you’re loved and valued.

There's the juiciest music that makes me so happy, music that I need on that deserted island when I'm stranded for the rest of my life, and nobody cares that it's there.

I fear that I won't get better and that I won't have time to practice. To be called a "jazz musician" - it's a big responsibility.

What I'm identifying with is the vision or the idea - whatever was the little nugget that started it.

The benefit of the radio is, something beyond your realm of knowledge can surprise you, can enter your realm of knowledge.