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Well, I actually first got into music as a small child, and as I became a teen, I sought out making money from music, weather that was singing lounge gigs, backup in studios, or weddings.

Certainly after '21' I was getting the opportunity to make a lot of money.

Even in junior high, I always knew I had a talent for music and I knew I could make money that way.

I was about 26 or 27 and it was imperative that I make a living right away and it's hard to make a living on stage, so I started in television and film.

I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic and I just worked so hard at it.

I started making music professionally when I was 14.

I was scouted at the age of 10 by a Hollywood agent. I was a really shy, geeky-looking thing, and started in the industry by doing 'extra' work on films.

At 17, I was working at Sprint in the Bronx so I could make money to fund my own music.

At the time, I was making good money doing background work and demos.

People think I must have been so talented at an early age, but I don't know - was it talent or hard work? Who knows?