Emotions are the fuel to really move you along, that’s the only way you can create music. If you don’t feel any emotions, like it’s not going to happen.

Growing up, I was very much interested in jazz music.

Still for fun, I play the drums, but I don't do much recording with them.

It was very hard to get any records, so the only source for us to really hear what was happening was listening to the Voice of America. We would be taping all the broadcast and then sharing the tapes and talking about it.

The passion and spontaneity in music is all gone.

I've been doing a lot of music for films and television for quite a few years.

I spent well over a year on the road with Sarah Vaughn. That was amazing.