My dad grew up in a working-class Jewish neighbourhood, and I got a scholarship from my dad's union to go to college. I went there to get an education, not as an extension of privilege.

My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984.

People like me who grew up in a working-class town, who don't have a college education, you don't usually hear from us.

All I know for sure is that issues like race, like class, are always best approached with compassion and open-mindedness.

I grew up listening to Jay-Z, and I think the first time I really became obsessed with learning and thinking about lyrics was when I started listening to rap; I was 11, 12, and started becoming aware of music beyond the familiar.

I go to great pains to find the best yogurt and granola.