We thought a human city is kind of like that watering hole. It's where different groups come together and have to find ways to live and survive and cohabit and cooperate, but they may not always see eye-to-eye.

New York is kind of a mythological city in may ways.

I'm always looking for ways to develop as an artist, especially as a jazz artist-to find different ways of testing my voice.

I just find my creativity manifesting a bunch of different ways.

Mumbai may not be my city. But it is my kind of city.

When I was up in Washington state, I always thought, 'I'm going to go to Los Angeles where films are made and stories are told, and they're going to love me and welcome me with open arms.' But, there was no welcoming committee.