It's so interesting to me how songs take on a shape and body of their own and grow.

People have this idea of me being some kind of monster, and that's the complete opposite of who I am.

I think I've been interested in music since I was little.

I would listen most particularly to the countries whose language I didn't understand, didn't know what they were singing. But being a singer myself, I could understand because of the emotion.

I firmly disbelieve that one has to be a tortured soul to write good music.

I've always been very interested in the visual aspect of what I do.

I think blues music is music of the soul. Of course, there are other forms. You could call some classical music blues music in that way.