I Grew Up In A Time Where

I Am At My Core A Singer/songwriter A La James Taylor Or A La Billy Joel. It's Not That I Don't Want To Work With People, But I Do Just Love Doing My Own Thing.

For Me Able To Do The Records I Want To Do And Not Have To Worry About This Producer Or That Producer Or That Trend, I'm Not Really Interested In That.

I'm Not Thinking About What Needs To Be On The Radio. I'm Not Thinking About Anything Other Than - I'm Just Going To Let This Music Come Out Of Me And Not Have Any Sort Of Preconceived Notion Of What I Should Do. I'm Just Going To Do It.

I Used To Play Pianos In Bars. You Know In Hotels, You'd See Guys Playing Piano With A Snifter? That Was Me, With A Painted-on Mustache. I Was About 15.

When It's Your Chance To Step Up To The Plate, Just Hit It Out Of The Park, And Everybody Will Forget About Everything That Came Before.