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" My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way back in 1998. "

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" Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist. "

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" I'm trying to be me and embrace all the parts of me that have grown up, listened to more music and soaked up more influences. "

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" In America we have big issues with education - in impoverished communities especially. I work with Teach For All, and so we're encouraging more people to get into teaching. "

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