When I look back at what musical theatre music and show music meant to me, first of all - more than anything - what it meant to me was work. As I was growing up, I realized that singing and performing was my strong suit.

What I get on a yoga mat, and from a yoga teacher, has been more beneficial onstage than any other workshop I've ever done. And it starts with that breath; it starts with getting out of my head and really just slowing the system down and being in a true present moment with each and every breath. That then allows me to be a more balanced and focused individual onstage.

I would love to blog daily but I have not been making time for it because my internet is very slow. Everyone should make time for writing.

Don't let your mind stop you from having a good time.

I aim to write songs in a way that you don't have to have gone to Ghana to relate to it, you really just have to have a heart.

When you're writing a song and there are five people invested in it, it's easy for one person to say, 'Oh, this song is about this and that', and everyone has to hear the idea and see if they can do better.

I was raised playing music in coffeehouses and I feel that was the foundation for my career. I think it is important that we remember where we came from.