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I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician.

I was exposed to jazz early on.

The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities.

And I used to listen to a lot of jazz.

I've been a massive obsessive about jazz singers all my life.

Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz record. But a lot of people have been. A lot of the people I've talked to like the record.

I still love the whole history of jazz. The old things sound better than ever.

I've always loved jazz.

Jazz was more of a tool for me to use to enhance my musicality.

My dad is a big jazz fan, and that was the reason I first got into jazz.