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BUT IN THE MEANTIME LET'S LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MAN BEHIND THE
MORE ABOUT THE MAN BEHIND THE KEYS.
>> I THINK I WAS 8 WHEN I STARTED PIANO LESSONS AND ONLY
STARTED PIANO LESSONS AND ONLY TOOK PIANO LESSONS FOR A MONTH.
TOOK PIANO LESSONS FOR A MONTH. I QUIT BECAUSE IT GOT TOO HARD.
I QUIT BECAUSE IT GOT TOO HARD. I'M TRAINED ON MY OWN MP IT CAME
I'M TRAINED ON MY OWN MP IT CAME NATURALLY FOR ME.
NATURALLY FOR ME. I'M MORE ABOUT IMPROVIZATION.
I'M MORE ABOUT IMPROVIZATION. IT'S VERY MUCH IN THE MOMENT.
IT'S VERY MUCH IN THE MOMENT. AT THAT TIME.
AT THAT TIME. I THINK IN THE BEGINNING IT'S
I THINK IN THE BEGINNING IT'S ALL ABOUT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
ALL ABOUT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO YOU ARE AS AN ARTIST, WHAT
WHO YOU ARE AS AN ARTIST, WHAT YOU HAVE TO BRING TO THE TABLE,
YOU HAVE TO BRING TO THE TABLE, AND I DIDN'T KNOW EARLY ON WHAT
AND I DIDN'T KNOW EARLY ON WHAT I WAS CAPABLE OF.
I WAS CAPABLE OF. I WAS MIMICKING OTHER PEOPLE
I WAS MIMICKING OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. YOU'RE STILL TRYING TO FIND YOUR
YOU'RE STILL TRYING TO FIND YOUR VOICE, YOURSELF, THE WAY YOU
VOICE, YOURSELF, THE WAY YOU WRITE, AND IT WAS THROUGH OTHER
WRITE, AND IT WAS THROUGH OTHER ARTISTS THAT I REALLY, TRULY
ARTISTS THAT I REALLY, TRULY FOUND MY VOICE AND THOUGHT THIS
FOUND MY VOICE AND THOUGHT THIS IS THE DIRECTION I WANT TO GO,
IS THE DIRECTION I WANT TO GO, AND THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY THE
AND THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY THE SONG WRITING SORT OF STARTED
SONG WRITING SORT OF STARTED TAKING SHAPE, TAKING FORM.
TAKING SHAPE, TAKING FORM. USUALLY I DO THE MUSIC FIRST,
USUALLY I DO THE MUSIC FIRST, AND I KIND OF FEEL AROUND THE
AND I KIND OF FEEL AROUND THE SONG, SEE WHAT KIND OF A MOOD IT
SONG, SEE WHAT KIND OF A MOOD IT IS, AND THEN I JUST COMING UP
IS, AND THEN I JUST COMING UP WITH WORDS, AND I JUST SINGING
WITH WORDS, AND I JUST SINGING IT AND GOING THROUGH IT, AND
IT AND GOING THROUGH IT, AND THAT'S HOW I KNOW WHAT THIS
THAT'S HOW I KNOW WHAT THIS PARTICULAR SONG IS GOING TO BE
PARTICULAR SONG IS GOING TO BE ABOUT.
ABOUT. THERE'S DEFINITELY EMOTION
THERE'S DEFINITELY EMOTION COMING THROUGH AND WHEN I'M
COMING THROUGH AND WHEN I'M WRITING THE STORIES AND TELLING.
WRITING THE STORIES AND TELLING. IN THE STUDIO MORE DOES COME OUT
IN THE STUDIO MORE DOES COME OUT BECAUSE YOU'RE IN TUNE WITH THE
BECAUSE YOU'RE IN TUNE WITH THE PERSON YOU'RE WORKING WITH AND
PERSON YOU'RE WORKING WITH AND YOU EXPOSE YOURSELF MORE AS AN
YOU EXPOSE YOURSELF MORE AS AN ARTIST.
ARTIST. WHEN I PERFORM LIVE LIVE IT'S
WHEN I PERFORM LIVE LIVE IT'S USUALLY JUST ME AND THE PIANO.
USUALLY JUST ME AND THE PIANO. THERE IS A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF
THERE IS A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF CONNECTIVITY TO THE AUDIENCE
CONNECTIVITY TO THE AUDIENCE THAT I GIVE.
THAT I GIVE. IT'S GOING TO COME OUT AND IT'S
IT'S GOING TO COME OUT AND IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND YOU HAVE TO
GOING TO HAPPEN AND YOU HAVE TO LET IT GO.
LET IT GO. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S MAKES THE
I FEEL LIKE THAT'S MAKES THE BEST PERFORMANCES.
BEST PERFORMANCES. MUSICALLY I WOULD SAY I AM I
MUSICALLY I WOULD SAY I AM I MORE POP ALTERNATIVE BUT I'M
MORE POP ALTERNATIVE BUT I'M STILL AND OLD SINGER/SONGWRITER.
STILL AND OLD SINGER/SONGWRITER. THAT'S MY BASE FOR EVERYTHING.
THAT'S MY BASE FOR EVERYTHING. I FEEL LIKE IT'S MORE GENUINE
I FEEL LIKE IT'S MORE GENUINE NOW THAN IT EVER H