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I listen mostly to live music, and mostly my musical experience was playing music with other people.

I've always had a fascination about mixing music.

I came together with younger musicians and tried to pass on my own experiences. In the process, I always tried to maintain my curiosity and spontaneity.

I think my music has always been a mixture, depending on whom I'm working with - what band, what musicians, what producer.

When I perform, I like to immerse myself in the music, and I just try to get off on the diversity of music.

I approach music and acting the same way, through spontaneous improvisation. I never really try to rehearse anything, do it over and over, except when we're inside a take.

One thing I've always loved doing is hanging out and talking music with other artists.

I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words. I don't think I'm even a musician. I don't play a lot of instruments, not really a soloist or anything.

I bring my classical training - some of it, but not all of it - and also my background and culture, to spirituals. And I try to leave room for that unpredictable factor, where the feeling of the song is allowed to come through. The same ethos can be applied to singing Mozart, or Schubert, or Bach. It's not just about what's on the page.