The simple things in life ground me and keep me focused so Im able to do a good job with what is in front of me.

I think Wes Montgomery is the greatest jazz guitarist that ever lived.

I was playing violin for a long time, about 6 years. It takes a while. You need very patient people in your house when you have a violin.

I thought people cared about music in a deep way, so I was writing to that spirit in people and in myself. It was me, thinking I knew what was up. Youth, who else can change the world?

I can pay my rent now. I guess I could always do that, but now I can get an apartment with heat.

I consider myself a serious musician. Doing a comedy show does not take away from that in any way.

If you play jazz, then you play with your fingers. If you're playing rock, you use a pick. There's really no rhyme or reason to that other than that's just the way it has been.