I love the classic crooners, but I got that from my mother - she worked in a record store.

When you don't have people in your life pushing you, can you push yourself?

I had a very strict upbringing with my dad and was very close to my mum, who was extremely loving.

Getting people to go above and beyond the call of duty can be achieved but only if you, the artist, are willing to go above and beyond any and all calls of duty yourself.

For the most part, pianos are female to me. Sometimes they're dykes, and they're always good fun.

I was two and a half when I first climbed up and sat at a piano.

I was very close to my mother as the youngest of three. She was my playmate.