I'm a songwriter who's put my childhood memories and teenage angst into songs.
If not for music, I would probably be a very frustrated scientist. It's one way to answer the question, 'What is the meaning of life?' I feel music answers it better.
I like doing the crossword puzzle in the New York Times, not watching E! on TV.
I'm raising my daughter with her grandparents in the picture, and that feels good.
I think it's important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy.
I was curious and hungry at a young age, and jazz was such a mystery to me, an ocean where you can express yourself in the moment. It represented freedom, it represented wearing wings and going somewhere with music.