I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.

My parents encouraged us to commit to things, so if we wanted to learn an instrument, it was all the grades and all the theory.

I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.

I respect hippos. They just look the way they do; they can't do anything about it, but they don't seem bothered.

Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did and I'd say, well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical - but that makes no sense to anyone. Now I say I just write my own songs. I thought I had to help people get me, but I don't think they need to be spoon-fed. If you connect with me that is cool. I don't need the whole world to feel like I am a soul angel.

Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but that makes no sense to anyone.

I remember listening to Miles Davis in the car with my dad. I had just done my Grade 5 piano exam, and I was quite cocky. I said, 'It sounds like he's played the wrong note there.' I remember the look of horror on my dad's face, and thinking, 'Wow, I have to figure out why that is not acceptable.'