It's a real gift to be able to have the works of brilliant, great people to learn from and build from. It gives you so much more to draw on, and then you don't have to be all about three-chord pop songs. I don't really like that kind of writing.

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.