I live my life and play my music, and I don't really seek out other people's approval or accolades or things like that. I try to do what's true to me, and how it all comes out is fine.

I have a really good family. I'm lucky to have people who support me and love me in my life.

I've sung other people's music all my life.

I try and live my life in bite-size chunks.

Generally, I like Indian music because the melodies are usually not too complex, which is how I like music, and that's the way I write music.

I don't play the traditional Charlie Parker songs. But I do improvise and I do create with my instrument, and that to me is jazz. But there are people who use the word 'jazz' only in a traditional sense, and they would be offended by that, and that's fine.