When somebody grabs a movement, you're kind of locked into it. It's all par for the course.

In cities like New York and Austin, there's much more of a social context for music than in other places.

People sort of know me for that solo piano music I did.

I like it here in New York. I like the idea of having to keep eyes in the back of your head all the time.

I missed out on my teenage years. I led a sheltered life. I was practicing scales instead of going out there and playing football.

I'm impatient. I get twitchy. When I get that feeling I just go out and make something happen.

There are a few people that I always say, "Hey, what do you think of this?" The minute that you know that you want this particular person to hear it, you know that you're pretty much done - although you're doing it to hear some feedback. It's a smart move to know whose ears you want.