I come from a much freer kind of performance thing, where I rely on my own improv and my own sense of humor.
I have no idea what a British sensibility or a British sense of humor is. I have no concept of what that is. I have no concept of what American sensibility is. I was born in Great Britain, but I was only there for six months, and we moved to Belgium, where I grew up.
And I loved Fats Waller. I love his instrumental abilities, his vocal abilities and his sense of humor.
I like telling stories with a sense of humor. But humor can also distance you from the subject you're writing about. I'm interested in using humor as a portal to something a bit more serious.