You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.

There needn't be a distinction between your life and your music.

I just try to speak passionately about things I'm involved in and moved by.

I like the music. I don't like the business. I get very tired of the travel and moving, constantly moving. But the hour-and-a-half that I'm making music, I'm one of the happiest people on earth.

It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.

I started singing when I was five. I grew up the youngest of four kids who all studied classical piano, so you could say I've been listening to music ever since the moment of conception.

My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.