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Sometimes it's hard to open up about your personal life, your relationship because you always want the music to be in the forefront. You want the music to be the biggest carrier of everything that you represent.

I don't steer clear of genres. I simply haven't steered myself toward some of them.

I love all genres. The only thing I get stymied by is the Family Drama. I don't necessarily know how to approach that.

We all have different relationships with music. But the music is always there.

But I'm also a music lover, and I'll always try a lot of different things.

They say the music you listen to in your formative years stays with you and leaves an impression for the rest of your life. For me, the things that I fell in love with happened in the '70s, when artists were nurtured by record companies and it wasn't about singles.

A lot of music you might listen to is pretty vapid, it doesn't always deal with our deeper issues. These are the things I'm interested in now, particularly at my age.

The fact is, when you date an artist, you have to know that they're going to sing about you.

When you're doing collaborative music, the relationship that forms is a very bonding kind of experience.

I'm not loyal to one genre. I want to mix it up.