When we’re doing our lessons, the teacher doesn’t say, ‘Ready, set, work,’ They say, ‘Ready, set, play,’ and I always took that word seriously.
Music is still part of my spiritual life. Sometimes I sing my prayers. When I get audiences singing, I hope I’m helping them feel connected to something beyond themselves.
If I can bring joy into the world, then I’ll be successful.
If I stand there, appreciating the world around me as full of amazing sounds and the possibility of new ones, I think that invites other people to see the world that way, too. I love sharing the experience of singing with people, and I love sharing my stories. But when it comes to teaching, I have a lot of help.
My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up.
Inviting audiences to open up and hear things differently is an important part of what I do. But I still love to sing songs with words, too.
I prepared five songs, I sang them, and he hired me. I started working about a month later at the piano bar.
When you worry your face will frown, that will bring everybody down, so don’t worry BE HAPPY!:)
I think play and joy and feeling good deserve more of our time. I don’t see why adults are supposed to grow out of those things. If I have a mission it’s to make everyone who comes to my concerts leave feeling a heightened sense of freedom to play, sing, and enjoy themselves.
Here’s a little song I wrote You might want to sing it note for note Don’t worry, be happy In every life we have some trouble But when you worry you make it double Don’t worry, be happy Don’t worry, be happy now
When I’m on stage by myself, I don’t have to think about anything. I don’t have to worry about anything because I’m not responsible for anything except just opening my mouth and making sure music comes out.
Whenever I’m onstage, I try my best not to think that I’m performing. It’s simply another part of my day.
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