Music is about the only thing left that people don't fight over.

Many times during auditions, I was told that I couldn't carry a note with a bucket, and that I sure couldn't play the piano.

Don't go backwards - you've already been there.

I don't think any of us really knows why we're here. But I think we're supposed to believe we're here for a purpose.

Do it right or don't do it at all. That comes from my mom. If there's something I want to do, I'm one of those people that won't be satisfied until I get it done. If I'm trying to sing something and I can't get it, I'm going to keep at it until I get where I want it.

Music to me is just like breathing. I have to have it. It's part of me.

What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.