I've learned that people latch onto labels and stereotypes. There was a period when I was asked in every single interview how I liked being the new Frank Sinatra... I think people will soon realize that I do a lot more than interpret old songs.

Many people in and out of showbiz live their lives in different ways. I try to be the best I can be.

You basically have to play everything (in New Orleans), because you're getting calls to play gigs of all different styles, from classical to R&B to funk; modern jazz to traditional jazz.

I've been all over the world. I love New York, I love Paris, San Francisco, so many places. But there's no place like New Orleans. It's got the best food. It's got the best music. It's got the best people. It's got the most fun stuff to do.

I'm able to sometimes express things even more articulately on the piano than I am with singing.

You have to do things that do good for you and when there's an uncharted course, you have to figure out how to get through it.

I do the things I like to do. It's sort of a bigger version of having more than one hobby.