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

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.

When something's ending, you go through so many phases, and it can be frustrating. But once you're out on the other side, it's like you can really see all the crazy phases you went through.

I think playing music is one of my great joys in life.

I would love to make a real jazz album someday because I never have. But that's something I'm not in a rush to do.

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

Don't go chasing after butterflies, when everything you want is right by your side.