'I can only say so much about how I feel. Music is what I always turned to when I was feeling a certain way. It's been my reason for everything.'

'I just have to feel it first. It can't be cerebral at all. I'm big on lyrics, a big lyric person, especially the kind of singing I do. It's hard to sound not …

'I try to have a real close connection with my fans. That's extremely important. They are the ones that have been there from the beginning and proved everyone …

'It's really tough to make a name for yourself without compromising and without fitting yourself into a real specific mold. When I made the choice that I would…

I had to resign myself, many years ago, that I'm not too articulate when it comes to explaining how I feel about things. But my music does it for me, it really…

Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.

The piano is always true to me. In times of despair, happiness, and joy, its mood is always my own.