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Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods, due to the historical and geographical extensions of culture to which I have referred.

On the grounds of prestigious musical organizations that come and go, New York has the edge.

The great thing about the arts, and especially popular music, is that it really does cut across genres and races and classes.

The world I live in is benefiting from things like satellite radio. Jazz and blues fests are everywhere now, and Americana is going strong on college radio. What I'm hearing is an appreciation of real music.

It's a small community, the classical music community, along with the excitement of new places and new things and this feeling of being at home wherever you go because that's where your community is.

The music scene is more competitive in the States.

For us music is mainly part of the entertainment world and is often a luxury.

The world's a better place since I chose music.

I've built a solid career there, but America's ten times the size. Now that we're onto the third record, I feel like the stars have aligned and American audiences are embracing my music even more.

The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.