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I'm not a huge practicer, which is probably not a good thing because my band definitely needs to practice.

You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail.

Sometimes the band can't fully hear your fill, so they come in differently. So I've also learned not to really step out too much, because you sacrifice the band when you do that.

I always stayed fit because I'm a performer, and all of those things help me to perform.

When I left my band, I had to start over from scratch, and that's a scary place to go.

I do road gigs occasionally but I don't want to go out on the road for months at a time.

I try to keep performing as much as possible - I just like to. I used to take huge gaps off between gigs, now I just like to do stand-up gigs as much as I can.

I was performing in this burlesque group, and we would go to dance rehearsals every day. You'd use every part of your body. Even though some of it is slow, it takes a lot of muscle to be able to dip down and come back up.

Sometimes I don't want to be in the confines of what a band seems to provide.

I'm most in my element on tour, with a gig that day, like today. I'm on the road where I am supposed to be. I will be where I'm supposed to be at nighttime, on stage, in front of people, doing my thing.