I'm a musician because I love it and it's supposed to be fun.

I don't try to sound like anyone but me anymore. If something is out of my element, I try to avoid it.

I'm not melancholy; I'm a happy-go-lucky person, kind of silly. I like funny things. I have a lot of energy. I tend to like music that's mellow, though.

I'm in total control. I write the songs, decide what to sing and how to sing. I even control the recording process. But, with a film, there is no control at all.

I could do without 'cool' publications calling me 'mom jazz.' But I laughed all the way to the bank, baby.

A lot of my music is slow and subtle. The subtly is what I enjoy about making music.

For me making music is part social, part interaction, part collaboration.