And I thought, you know, a little gender confusion makes a better person. A little adversity in life at an early age. It's character building.

You know, Quincy Jones was a great mentor, but he was a man in a man's world. Fortunately he's a very sensitive man and a beautiful human being, and even though he was 14 or 15 years older than me, he's a capable human being and has great communication skills.

And I thought, you know, a little gender confusion makes a better person. A little adversity in life at an early age. It's character building.

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows, everything that's wonderful, Is sure to come your way

And that's what got me to the piano, that's what got me up in the morning: a blank piece of paper and a hope to have something by the end of the day.

I think I turned to writing really just to wake up in the morning and be a musician and to have something to do, and feel like a musician every day even if I wasn't working.

You can only bite off so much, so you gotta know what you want to do.