My mother was really into big band. It was played in the house all the time.

After I found April Barrows, I felt I had found a soul mate. Her stuff is exactly what I was looking for.

I think it's going to take my whole life to sort of get people to know what my perspective is.

Aledo will always be home to me because I spent the first 27 years of my life there - it's such a special place - and because of the experiences I had there, I've become the person I am today.

I love decorating my home. I'm a gardener too, so that's usually something I have to play catch up with

I think somewhere in the back of my mind I've always wanted to make a whole swing album.

My first solo was in church when I was five.