Occupation: Singer-Songwriter Birth: March 30, 1979
I make a good fried chicken..
During my first photo shoot, I was unhappy because they put so much makeup on me and straightened my hair. I've been stubborn ever since..
My mom and I have always been very close. She is my best friend. She had to make a lot of sacrifices early on in my life to make sure I got to do wha….
Breaking up is just hard, even if you're the one breaking up. It's not fun. It can be dramatic and complicated. And then you get a little distance an….
Without a piano I don't know how to stand, don't know what to do with my hands..
I want to check the record books and see how many fathers and daughters have won Grammys together..
When something's ending, you go through so many phases, and it can be frustrating. But once you're out on the other side, it's like you can really se….
I like to be in control of things..
I became a musician so I wouldn't have to get up at 6 in the morning..
All is fair in love and songwriting..
Your limitations create your sound..
I think it's important for people who love music to retain physical CDs or even vinyl, because it sounds so great and so much warmer than music over ….
I try to just make music that I love, and if I believe in it that's all that matters..
Don't go chasing after butterflies, when everything you want is right by your side..
I used to be a jazz snob, believe it or not. I sort of turned my nose up at anything more commercial..
You know, when you have a father who's pretty well known but you don't see him, the last thing you want to do is start talking about him all the time….
I don't want to be the next big anything. I just want to play for people and that's it..
Nobody can tell you you're wrong for writing a song about how you feel - even if you don't really feel that way..
Maybe I'm genetically more inclined to music - but the music I make is so far removed from Indian classical music. I grew up in Texas!.
I feel like all the songs are little scenes, different angles, of the feelings that come around something ending..
Making records is fun. It's not some big statement. You're allowed to make mistakes..