As A Child I Spent A Lot

I Meet People In My Daily Life, People Who Seem To Experience Some Change And Some Growth On A Personal Level, And That Gives Me Hope.

I Dressed Up As A Veterinarian For A Halloween Costume Party. I Had The Lab Coat. I Got A Couple Of Stuffed Animals For Patients And Put Bandages On Them.

Growing Up In Cleveland, I Learned About Singing From My Mother, Who Had Once Sung Professionally And Who Admired Mahalia Jackson And Aretha Franklin.

The Songs Are Not Necessarily Autobiographical. A Lot Of Songs Are A Combination Of Influences. It Might Be Some Part Of My Life, Or Something I've Felt, Or Something Somebody's Told Me. It All Comes Together.

Songwriting Is A Very Mysterious Process. It Feels Like Creating Something From Nothing. It's Something I Don't Feel Like I Really Control.