Music helped me to get out of a rough period in my life when I really struggled to see any future for myself and was terrified about what was happening to the people around me.

The time after college and before music was really rough. I couldn't afford food. I was eating bread and butter for five months. Living in New Orleans, I couldn't afford to take care of myself. I had no health insurance.

I don't really have any people in my life who aren't gypsies.

There are a lot of really good skills you get from doing journalism - it completely changed my world and how I interact with other people.

My inspiration for new products comes from moments in my life or what's happening around me.

Music is the reason I started talking to people. When I started singing in bars and trains, I began to learn the behaviour of people. Music was the bait that helped me get something from them and give myself to them.