When I read, you know, a rough neighborhood of Portland, I'm like - what? - they didn't have kombucha bars there?

I just think music is so intrinsically linked with images in the culture that we live in that youll be hard-pressed to have an experience with the music without a preconceived notion.

You don't have to be fearless to do anything, you can be scared out of your mind.

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

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

Jazz music just resonates with the frequency of me.

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