It's funny, I guess when I was growing up, I didn't really think about being an instrumentalist, per se. I didn't think, well, I want to be a piano player, or, I want to be a guitar player, or even, I want to be a singer. I just wanted to be a musician.

Music is just another language, but it's very special because it crosses everyone's borders.

My mother was this force of nature when it came to both communication with people and the whole of learning music. She's a champion.

My mother was this force of nature when it came to both communication with people and the whole of learning music. She's a champion.