A Parent That's Upset Or Resentful Is

My Favorite Process Is Writing, From Day One. The Songs I Have Written Throughout The Years Were A Real Great Opportunity For Me To Communicate, Because I Think Tha'ts My Prime Objective On This Planet.

I Think That The Only Way To Teach Is By Example, As Children Will More Easily Follow What They See You Do Than What You Tell Them To Do.

Later In Life, The Memories I Have Of My Mother Are Of Constant Work Balanced With Caring For My Ailing Father.

My Family Was Musical On Both Sides. My Father’s Family Had A Famous Flautist And A Classical Pianist. My Mother Won A Contest To Be Shirley Temple’s Double — She Was The Diva Of The Family. At 8, I Learned How To Play Guitar. I Used To Play Songs From The ‘20s, ‘30s And ‘40s In The Kitchen For My Grandmother.

I Wanted To Talk To Very Young Kids About Self-image And About Being Different And How That Can Be Your Strength, Especially From The Immigrant Perspective.