I would really hate it if I could call up Kafka or Hemingway or Salinger and any question I could throw at them they would have an answer. That's the magic when you read or hear something wonderful - there's no one that has all the answers.

Spektor has a broad vocal range and uses the full extent of it. Spektor is married to Jack DiRegina Spektorl guitarist with the band The Moldy Peaches. Spektor completed the four-year studio composition program of the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College within three years graduating with honors in 2001.

Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (Russian: Реги́нa Ильи́нична Спе́ктор IPA: [rʲɪˈɡʲinə ˈspʲɛktər]; /rɨˈdʒiːnə ˈspɛktər/; born February 18 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist.