I'm such an avid magazine reader - music, art, beauty magazines - and I found that food and restaurants were pouring into everything I cared about. Whether it was the pop-up concept, or some mysterious mini-mall restaurant, I got swept up in the sexy romance of the food movement.

I dance colors. Music shows me colors. I frequently say, 'I dance music; the music does not dance me.'

For me, music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion.

The equipment doesn't matter, it's the vibe you put into it. If the music sounds good, music sounds good.

The bass, no matter what kind of music you're playing, it just enhances the sound and makes everything sound more beautiful and full. When the bass stops, the bottom kind of drops out of everything.

A Grateful Dead concert is much more than the music: it's an experience, almost like being in a family of thousands of people.

With my daughter, we do arts and crafts, we read a lot, we listen to music, and we cut the strings off balloons and bounce them around after birthday parties.

I think to try to make new music and new ideas, you have to push the boundaries of existing music.

I auditioned for 'The Voice' because I really wanted to try and figure out a way to get myself out there. I really couldn't imagine doing anything else - music was the only thing that I really clung to.

When you expect anything from music, you expect too much.