Everybody's a work in progress. I'm a work in progress. I mean, I've never arrived. I'm still learning all the time.

An interpretation exists because of what we find between the notes.

If I have to hold a note for a long time, I imagine it as moving and spinning, for the note has to have life. In a way, a singer actually refreshes a note with every beat that it's held.

Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it's about not getting bored.

Fostering creativity in children is as important as any other part of the school curriculum because it feeds the soul. A daily dose of creativity helps children imagine a better world and then create it.

Contrary to the norm, as my technique improved my voice became higher.

I'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that.