I'm not one of those people who says, 'I never read reviews,' because I don't believe those people.

I have always thought of music as a highway with many lanes.

I'm not one of those people who says, 'I never read reviews,' because I don't believe those people.

I can make a song up about anything: garbage, the weather, things in the news.

From the time I could play the piano, I remember trying to write tunes. They were in my head, and I would just sit down and start noodling. Next thing I knew, I had written a melody.

There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact do markedly better in their SAT tests

As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen.