When I was a little kid I thought I would grow up to be black and sing jazz in nightclubs.

I used to sing with my father's jazz band and then when I was ten years old a musician friend of his suggested that I try out for the first west coast production of Annie.

I like to say, jazz music is kind of like my musical equivalent of comfort food. You know, it's always where I go back to when I just want to feel sort of grounded.

I'm so associated with being young and being with a teenager.

From my experience, forgiving is the only way to survive.

If you leave home for a while ... you question the conventional wisdom you've grown up with. That doesn't mean you have to change your opinions or who you are, but it's good to ask the questions.

Originally I considered myself a singer.