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

It's weird sometimes to have people not see me or see what I do.

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.

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

There is an assumption that if you're young and pretty, you will get all these opportunities that are way beyond your musical foundation.

For what I can imagine and feel and think and hear, I can hardly do anything on the acoustic bass. It used to be just pure frustration of imagining so much more and being able to get to a certain level of execution.

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.