It's great to have other people's help. Then the music gets heard. There's a lot more commercial support for that now.

No matter where we come from or where we're going, we've all got memories to contend with, and it's always best not to do this alone!

I'm very conscious of developing my singing, technically and stylistically. I want it to become more individual, express more of me. That's my goal. These songs are steps along that way.

I was just learning to play guitar when Tracy Chapman came out. She wrote these songs, she played them by herself and I so admired her for that.

Once I was in the city, I really enjoyed it. Just to experience things. There was so much new stuff.

My father's record collection was full of New Orleans music of all kinds. I used to listen to the radio in New York, and all there was on it at the time was Madonna and Michael Jackson, so it sort of passed me by.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.