I’ve been playing and singing since I can remember. I don’t remember learning to play the piano, or learning to read music. It’s like talking; I learned it so early that I never question it as a form of communication.

Guitar I picked up at eleven. People often ask me which instrument I like better. The truth is I’m a waaaaay better pianist than guitarist (still study classical piano with a Master teacher), but each instrument has it own expressive capabilities, and I just go where the mood ...