Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.

Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear and we all just do our best.

The process is always the same. I get an inspiration for a new song, I put it down on paper immediately so I won't lose it. When I am ready to go to the studio with it, I play it a few times on the piano and edit, add, and type the lyrics and take it to the studio. Sometimes I don't have anything on paper.

I have to be pretty inclusive. I have to be pretty much inside of me rather than going out and finding out what people are doing. I don't have the time to. I just listen to my mind, in a way.

Love is what I give to the one I love.

I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.

My father was a banker, but he was an independent spirit. He was a very good pianist and very much into music.