I started listening to Brazilian music. I bought every album I could find, and memorized it. Caetano led to Tom; Tom led to Milton Nascimento, to Baden Powell, to Vinicius de Moraes, to Marisa Monte, and so many others.


Songs come from beyond—from the place where the lines between us and them begin to blur and there is only life.
They ask: Who am I? And answer: I am the one facing the world, presenting an image of myself. And I am also the one living inside - quietly, fiercely, honestly.