I have great genes. Thank you to my mom and dad for that one.

One of the most beautiful things we can give our child is music education.

There are so many difficult things we're living through in the world today, so many horrible events, but we cannot let them stop us. No matter what happens, I feel you must move forward with optimism and not get totally sideswiped.

The reason I’m not more political is because I have music. And from a young age, I needed it. After prison, my father came to America, joined the Army, fought in Vietnam - and was exposed to Agent Orange. He died a slow, horrible death. Music was my escape.

We kiss and hug our kids a lot! And even now when our son lives 3,000 miles away, we talk every day, sometimes several times.

I am trying to teach my children to feel a responsibility for their fellow human beings and a sense of connection with ... the world around them.

Make sure everything you do you really like, because you have to sing it the rest of your life.