James Tormé – HuffPost 6.3.11

Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists?

James Tormé: My advice would be, first of all, stick with your vision. If you believe in it, and you really feel it, that is sort of five-sevenths of the battle. Having that authenticity that comes from doing something from within you, and that is along a course that you have plotted, I think is very important–not to kowtow to outside forces too much. At the same token, you have to walk a line sometimes to get music made, so you just have to keep your original vision in there.