They don't make you what you are, you do. You are what you choose to be.

I used to go to Bourbon Street when I was a kid and there would be club after club after club of people who were around when the music started. I mean these are legendary, maybe not so well known, but legendary musicians.

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

You know, things kind of happen organically and, you know, Broadway sort of happened out of a career in performing and - which happened out of practicing piano when I was a kid.

In my life I find that memories of the spirit linger and sweeten long after memories of the brain have faded.

I live in Connecticut, but eventually I'd like to move back to New Orleans. I grew up there; the pace is a bit slower. Plus, I love crawfish and po'boys.

Well, my dad was the district attorney of New Orleans for about 30 years.