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" I've had to keep exploring different ways of presenting the music so I don't repeat myself. "

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" Not everybody wants to have the same career. I think what's difficult is when you have two people that do something very, very similar and they both, say, want the limelight. That's very tricky. "

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" I know people sometimes have this fantasy about Cornwall. But the Cornish are so grounded. "

" There is a time and a place for things. Sometimes one needs to put a filter on oneself. That can be a good thing. "

" I started playing the piano when I was about two and got a scholarship to the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore when I was five. But I left when I was 11. "

" My favorite saying is, 'If it's too loud, turn it up.' "

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