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.

People are more used to seeing men who are masters at an instrument than women.

I love people, and I love to be with people and to make music with people, but my natural state is to revert back to being by myself in my house, which is cool because thats where I practice and write and listen and study.

Up-and-coming musicians can easily reach out and find a loving teacher, and that's definitely what happened to me.

People are more used to seeing men who are masters at an instrument than women. When people say, 'Oh, she plays like a dude,' it's usually dudes who are the ones saying it. They're saying, 'Oh, she's as good as us.' Of course, that's a stupid statement. It's totally stereotypical to say, 'We have an advantage on this, and if anyone else can do it well, it's only because they're like us.' I think more men are starting to learn that this attitude is totally hollow and based in imagination. As more women are involved in music, this kind of thing gets said less and less.

I am insubordinate by nature. I can't help it.