I Grew Up In The Suburbs Of

All Of The Music Works On Its Own, But It Doesn't Really Make As Much Sense Without The Picture.

So There Was Something Of A Learning Curve With Doing Your Own Thing And People Seeing You Outside Of The Band. I Mean, People Have Never Really Heard My Voice Before - Or Heard A Whole Record Of Mine Before. So It Was A Completely New Experience.

Yeah, I'm Sure There Are Stereotypes Of Asian People.

No, I've Heard Over The Years That It's Nice For Them To See Somebody Who's Like, You Know, A Well-known Successful Musician Who's Asian. I've Heard It From A Few Musicians, Too.

But, Yeah, As Far As Asian Americans Go, I Hope They Know They Can Look At Me And See That They Can Do Music On Their Own, Within A Band Or Just On Their Own, And Not Feel Like There's Any Barriers. I've Never Felt Any Particular Barriers Myself, Being Who I Am.