I have never sung a whole song on my own before and I am not the best dancer in the world, but I would rather try and fall than not not try at all.
I mean, whatever kills you kills you, and your death is authentic no matter how you die.
I really believe that you grow up a certain way in New York. There's a New York morality, a sense of loyalty. You know how to win and lose. There's a thousand kids outside, you know who to push and who not to push. There's a sixth sense you develop just because it's New York.

