I grew up with an incredibly loving and supportive family that gave me the impression there were a lot of options for me out there.

There's nothing wrong with struggle. Anytime I look back at a difficult phase of my life and see what grew out of it - the creative survival tactics - I think that the good is way better than the bad.

There's enough time in the day: If you go to bed at 10 and start your day at 6, there's a lot you can do in a day!

My friends I grew up with were so supportive to me. And I'm not the only one who's done well.

My earliest attempts at writing were when I was seven. I would sit at the piano and transcribe the songs I heard on the radio. I'd change little things in the music and write different lyrics.

If you don't already know about jazz music, how would you be exposed? How would get an opportunity to find out if it spoke to you? If you get exposed to it enough, you might find a taste for it.