I am so happy that I didn’t go to school and I didn’t have anyone to tell me how to position my fingers on the piano correctly.

There are so many messages and lessons that I have been taught that I would want to share with people. Perhaps one that is very present in my mind now is the concept that we are all living on this one tiny planet that we call Earth. It is very small and is not getting any bigger, but the amount of people living on this planet continues to grow at a rapid rate.

I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I’d rather wait till I go through the problem, and write about the learning that took place.

I'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else.

The love I have for my daughter is completely unconditional, and it is the most important love in my life.

The live concerts are everything and I’m very grateful that most of my career, I’m a live artist, I’ve been doing this. So I’ve traveled quite a lot, played in - I never stopped playing.

My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well.