My Head’s Under Water But I’m Breathing

Music Was My Life...it Was Everything To Me, Even Though I Was In School Majoring In English. I Was Still Very Focused On Music And Always Finding Ways To Perform, So That Was What Set Me Up To Want To Become A Recording Artist.

In Terms Of The Technology I Use The Most, It's Probably A Tie Between My Blackberry And My Macbook Pro Laptop. That's How I Communicate With The Rest Of The World And How I Handle All The Business I Have To Handle.

Sometimes I Start Just On The Piano With A Melody Or Musical Idea That Kind Of Leads Me To Certain Lyrics.

If You Want The Film [la La Land ] To Represent All Things Jazz, It Does Not. You'll Be Disappointed By That. But, If You Just See It As One Guy's Point Of View, One Filmmaker's Point Of View, And One Story Among Many Stories That Can Be Told About Jazz, Then It's Not As Much Of An Issue.

I've Always Followed Politics, And I Think Politics Is Everybody's Business Because We're Electing Someone Who's Going To Be Making Important Decisions That Will Affect All Of Our Lives.