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My music is based on melody and when I play the piano, it's as if I'm singing with them. When you try to transform that into a vocal, there was very little adjustment.

I think my voice worked out fine, but it was a lot of work for me. And I was very self-conscious about it. I was a bit self-conscious about writing lyrics too.

I've written lots of songs on the piano. My mother had a piano and it was the first instrument I played.

I think, when I started writing songs, my voice just became another tool. It wasn't something that I was going to try desperately to woo a listener. As long as I'm using my voice in a way that helps people understand what I'm trying to say, then I feel like I'm doing all right.

I'm able to sometimes express things even more articulately on the piano than I am with singing.

I was in a church choir early on and that really helped me musically in terms of chops, learning how to sing harmonies.

I always knew I couldn't sing, but I also knew I had a voice that isn't heard by many, and that I could learn how to stretch it and make songs sound good.

I played piano for about two years when I was a kid. I didn't play long enough to be really great.

I'm a piano player and singer who can't play piano very well or sing very well. That isn't a recipe for success. I have to get better.