People are really talkative in New York. Someone always comes up to me and says 'Hi' during the day.

I was always singing but didn't plan on pursuing it seriously. When I got to New York City when I was 18, I started playing in clubs in Brooklyn - I have good friends and devoted fans on the underground scene, but we were playing for each other at that point - and that was it.

In New York I pretty much live in diners - I order French Fries, Diet Coke floats and lots of coffee.

A lot of the time when I write about the person that I love, I feel like I'm writing about New York.

I grew up in New York.

The people really are what make New York City great.