Well, I would say that music just happens with me, I'm not in the driver's seat when I am at the piano, the piano is.

And it's sad because it's like a surprise to people - almost an anomaly - when artists are actually refined and trained on an instrument. That's the last thing people think about.

When faced with the choice to Love or Decieve, therein lies the path to the Heroes and Thieves.

My mom would give me a piece to play, but I wouldn't do any theory because when it came time to do it I would sneak back upstairs and watch TV. So, I had these kind of nonchalant lessons for years, then it just started soaking in.

Well, I'm stubborn and wrong, but at least I know it.

But my mom was a pianist, and she taught piano out of her house. I was just so excited, being a little kid and having all these other kids come to my house twice a week. I thought it was a big party.

The music industry is so easy compared to the ballet world.