I have played lots of clubs since I was 14, but I always did my own music.
The biggest similarity between me and my character is that we've both played clubs for 20 years. In real life, the clubs aren't quite as controlled - and my hair isn't quite as in place as it is on 'Ally McBeal.'
My nature is to worry about everything too much.
I thought nothing would ever happen for me. My whole life had been geared toward being a singer, and it wasn't clicking.
My mom always wanted to go to Maryland to live there. Baltimore, actually. She had a best friend who lived there. She kept saying that she was going to move there and make that her home, but she only made it halfway across the country and got stuck in Iowa.
For me, if 'Maryland' became half of what 'Searchin' My Soul' became, as far as radio play goes, I would be thrilled.
I could have become a mime or a juggler, but I became a singer-songwriter instead.
Ally McBeal walks down the streets crying, looking for the right man. I don't do that.
My nature is... well... I'm a searcher by nature. I'm constantly searching for something; that's why I have a song called 'Looking for Something.' How do I do it? I read a lot of spiritual books; I meditate.
My stint with 'Ally McBeal' is something I never planned nor expected.
I spend a lot of time working in the studio as a producer, not just a singer.
I love pop music, but I don't want to be Celine Dion.
I had a very artistic bohemian childhood. My father was an actor and a mime.
Although I don't come from a musical background, I was given piano lessons along with my sisters, but I wasn't what you would call a good student. I tended to write songs rather than do scales.
I would advise anyone starting out as a singer/songwriter to play live as much possible. You never know who might be in the audience.
Starting young has definitely helped my success. All the experience I gained by touring with other players as a backing artist helped to prepare me for my own big break.
