You don't expect music to be brilliant when the films are so bad.

Today's audiences will not accept the unreality of a ceremonial piece of music every now and then.

Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all the emotions of fear and confusion relating to my family.

For me, genres are a way for people to easily categorize music. But it doesn't have to define you. It doesn't have to limit you.

I dropped out of NYU, moved out of my parent's house, got my own place, and survived on my own. I made music and worked my way from the bottom up.

I definitely think that with music my favorite thing about Nashville is that it's a music hub that accepts and allows all genres to be present, and I think there's been a kind of fusing of genres lately that for me makes me really happy and excited.