I'd done recordings, little demos, since I was in college, which I used to get gigs. But I never thought I'd have a record label.

I've learned now to talk, act or walk famous. I can still walk around New York, without being molested or bothered. I don't mind autographs - that's part of it. I just do not see the point of being "out there" or behaving outrageously. It will bring nothing but trouble.

I wasn't very aware of pop music because I attended an arts school. For me, it was all about jazz.

The pop world is cool, but I never really thought of myself as part of it or wanting to be a part of it because I'm on a label that's not really like that. They're not trying to dress me up, they're not trying to do things like that. I feel like I'm sort of separate from that, actually.

The coolest thing I've gotten to do in the past few years is guest star on Sesame Street.

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

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.