Technique plays a part - you have to know how to play.

Promotion and perception are synonymous twins of art marketing.

Telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the colors in the palette, that just kills creativity.

I have so much music inside me I'm just trying to stay afloat. I don't tend to write for a particular band - you have to just write the songs and then let God into the room and let the music tell you what to do.

Like it or not, people tend to buy paintings to match their drapes, couch or carpet. I know you want them to be so overwhelmed with your skills they can't resist hauling your art home. These three factors are what dictate most art sales.

I was in a Montessori school. There was a drum circle with all the kids passing around a little bongo drum. I was the last person in the circle, and when it got to me I played 'Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits' - in front of all the parents. Blew the crowd away at five years old.

Onstage, I don't feel any glory from people clapping in the audience, but when they're pushing me to do something new that feels good.