All those rappers, they're the only glamorous people working in music now. They dress up in these chains of gold, cars, girls and this and that, high-heeled shoes.
I'm all about telling stories. I like people to picture the music video in their head when they're just listening to the song.
To be born in Wales, not with a silver spoon in your mouth, but, with music in your blood and with poetry in your soul, is a privilege indeed.
Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?
In 2008, I was more just thinking about using the touchscreen for writing the songs. From there I started thinking about how I visualised music.
If there was no ladies, I wouldn't wanna be on the planet. Ladies, friends, and music - without those three, I wouldn't wanna be here.
Records are just moments of achievement. They're like receipts for work done. Time goes on and people keep playing music.
One of the things that's clear to me from interviews that I've read is that the more popular successful jazz musicians had audiences above and beyond the music community.
The 'Muppets' were a very big part of my childhood, and 'Flight of the Conchords' definitely has elements of the 'Muppets' in it, specifically the way we mixed music and comedy.
I never took sheet music seriously. I could do better myself just by listening to other people and using my own intuition.
If you meet me, you might not get to know me. If you hear my music? You'll get to know me.
Me in my music and onstage - that's me without any fears of judgement; that's me when I'm shining.
I'm sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blues, and I'm a big fan of alternative rock.
I wanted to give people a taste of my own music through the sound and style of my covers.
Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man's world.
But why is it that in music, anything more than 5 years old - apart from a few hits - is never played on radio to the young public?
Radio and TV can still push a band, but things need to be shaken up. There is the Internet, but mostly what I see there is little kids on YouTube playing music.
When I got into music, I wanted to learn guitar just enough to be able to write songs. I wanted to be able to express myself.
I studied audio engineering at university. The background I am from, music was never seen as a viable career; it was always a hobby.
For too long, musicians have been the greatest enemy of music. Their lack of desire to proselytize is a kind of betrayal.
That's the exact concept behind the music: to take that kind of, I guess whatever you want to call it, jazz sensibility - but not have it be about solos.
