Nobody was listening when I learned how to play music. But there's something about being on stage, talking to the audience, looking at them and smiling, that's always been difficult for me. I'm a lot more comfortable now, but there are still moments of awkwardness.

I'm always going to do that - record and make music.

I think singing comes most naturally for me. Because it's part of your body - it's a natural thing. You can practice all you want but it's part of your body.

I used to be a jazz snob, believe it or not. I sort of turned my nose up at anything more commercial.

Sometimes when you're trying to do a record too close to home, you can get really distracted.

For a young artist to really make it and make money is a lot more difficult these days.

In college I had a weekend gig at a restaurant, a solo thing that was the best practice I could have ever had. That's where I learned to coordinate my singing and my piano playing.