For Years, I Had No Time For

Among The Important Realizations I Had In My Own Days In The Practice Room Was That If Any One Route To Any One Phrase Didn't Work After Days Of Trying, Then The Exact Opposite Route Should At Least Be Explored, As Well As Every Alternative In Between, As Counterintuitive As That Often Seemed.

I Don't Like To Sing Loud.

My Mother Was The Worst Kind Of Stage Mother. She Would Make Me And My Younger Sister And Brother Little Duckling Costumes And Put Us In Kiddie Shows.

We Are Unique, Each Human Voice, Not Because We Are Completely Self-generated, But Because Of Who We Choose To Assemble The Countless Factors That Made Us.

I Don't Want To Be Somebody Who Stands Still And Sings Pretty. Each Song Is A World. Each Song Is A Story. I Don't Achieve Nearly What I Want.