I feel that through my father's music I've found my own voice in my own playing.
In my childhood, America was like a religion. Then, real-life Americans abruptly entered my life - in jeeps - and upset all my dreams.
My life and my work are very interlocked. That's partly why I like to keep my private life private.
My singing is my hobby. It's me and my brother. We just enjoy writing music.
My music and my fan base is really built off of my lifestyle.
Coming where I'm coming from, really, my family name isn't a pressure because, you know, music is not like sports, where you can go and do a hundred reps in a gym and come out and be all buffed up. Music is an expression of what's inside of you. And ...
My view is that musicals are love stories with great final scenes. It's just that simple. Musicals are also conflicts between two worlds. And by those criteria, 'The Color Purple' is actually exactly the kind of story that makes for a great musical. ...
Waiting, waiting, waiting. All my life, I've been waiting for my life to begin, as if somehow my life was ahead of me, and that someday I would arrive at it.
My journey, my life. My life can only be navigated by me.
My music is like my freedom space.
I don't listen to my own music at home.
When I'm in my normal mood, music drips from my fingers.
My son is very into music and really familiar with my voice.
Hopefully people can see my music is tethered to my brain.
I'm very hands-on with my own music.
But at times words can be a dangerous addition to music — they can pin it down. Words imply that the music is about what the words say, literally, and nothing more. If done poorly, they can destroy the pleasant ambiguity that constitutes much of th...
I think that music has an endless life.
Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference.
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.
It's been an amazing life. It's really just been the most magical thing for me - and I have these musical friends from all walks of life.
So long as this struggle known as life goes on, there will always be the music to fit the mood and make it better.
