You should listen to a lot of different music.

I want to make music that somehow connects to the things that I love in America music.

I don't look at people's expressions, because I still get nervous when I play, especially when I first put the harp up there. I just try to tune - it takes me a half-hour to tune, and I get nervous if I look at anybody when I do it.

People are often afraid for me. They think that I am going to break. I can make it through a set.

The so-called positive press has in some ways been more difficult to swallow than the negative.

People in San Francisco and the East Bay have shown interest, done interviews, and have come to shows. I guess that the news travels fast out of this island that we are on.

The way that words fit together is always interesting to me. I love words.