My father's a deacon, my mother's a choir director, so I grew up in the church and singing in the choir, begging my mom if I could have a solo.

If I could sing, I wouldn't be a guitarist.

Then the singing enveloped me. It was furry and resonant, coming from everyone's very heart. There was no sense of performance or judgment, only that the music was breath and food.

If I could live in a cabaret, I would. If I could live in 'Moulin Rouge,' I would.

If I could remember the names of all these particles, I'd be a botanist.

I would like to do a music person's story, a bio. I've wanted to do Aaliyah forever. But I don't want it to always be like, 'I'm singing again in a movie.'