“I really hope that with my album, because I have a bit more of a mains...” — Nita Strauss Quote

“I really hope that with my album, because I have a bit more of a mainstream crossover following, I really hope that I can introduce some new listeners to this world of instrumental music.”

“The thing that drove me, and the thing that still drives me today to stay sober is all the blessings that have come into my life since this happened.”

“I love to play guitar. I've never really been the type of guitar player that goes, 'I'll only play this style of music or that thing.'”

“There are so many stage actors on TV but you wouldn't know they were stage actors. And film and TV actors are going to the stage as well, so the crossover is great now.”

“Kind of the sad thing is that - it's still true - a lot of jazz people just listen to jazz, and a lot of hip-hop people just listen to hip-hop, and there's not a lot of crossover, unfortunately.”

“Being a Muslim in America, I've noticed that there's a ton of crossover between the Muslim community and geekdom.”