Normally I Can Balance Two Or Three

From The Time I Could Play The Piano, I Remember Trying To Write Tunes. They Were In My Head, And I Would Just Sit Down And Start Noodling. Next Thing I Knew, I Had Written A Melody.

As I Get Older, I'm Slowing Down And, Yes, Calming Down In My Desire To Be Taken Seriously. That I Can Be Entertaining And Funny And High Nervous Energy Can Work Against Me As A Serious Composer, Slowly But Surely You'll See Me Be Quieter Just So That People Will Listen.

I'm Not One Of Those People Who Says, 'i Never Read Reviews,' Because I Don't Believe Those People.

I Never Took Any Vocal Training

I Started Studying Music At The Age Of Five And A Half. My Older Sister Was Taking Piano Lessons. When Her Teacher Left Our Apartment, I Would Get Up On The Piano Bench And Start Picking Out The Notes That Were Part Of My Sister's Lessons