"A boy I adored when I was 19 gave me the 'Emigrante' album by Orishas. Definitely not my normal tast..." — Alison Sudol

I feel like for me my happiest moments are tinged with the awareness that there's sadness on the flipside of the coin.

It's fun to play for the 12- and 13-year-olds. The looks on their faces are amazing. Young kids don't have social anxieties. They'll yell things out and sing loudly.

I love doing free shows because then anyone can come.

I always wanted to be an artist of some sort and I was really shy growing up, so performing didn't really seem like a natural choice, but whenever I got on stage to do something I felt more comfortable than I did in real life.