A record is just a snapshot of where you are at any time.

I'm happy. I feel good about music.

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.

Maybe I'm genetically more inclined to music - but the music I make is so far removed from Indian classical music. I grew up in Texas!

I like songs with a lot of heart and feeling and subtlety.

Music is fun. It should be fun. And that's the key, I think. Keep it as the thing you love.

My mom and I have always been very close. She is my best friend. She had to make a lot of sacrifices early on in my life to make sure I got to do what I wanted to do.