I love everything about performing -- seeing the people's reaction, feeling the band. Every night is different. |
I really try my best to keep the music uniquely Louisiana and uniquely Creole. I want to keep it authentic and real -- like it's supposed to sound. |
I started getting a lot of gigs locally. There weren't many people my age who were playing the traditional music, and I became sort of a novelty. |
I thought, somebody's got to be from the inside, telling the story right. |
I've been very lucky. I've done things I had never dreamed of doing. |
It described a person who is part French and part Spanish. As the French traveled and started settling in different parts of the world, it became a person who was part French and African, French and Native American. |
Whatever inspires us, we throw it into the pot and make our own flavor. |