There's a continuity between what I care about in any form: I care about it in my music, in article-writing, in how I dress, in how I live, in my relationships, in how I navigate paparazzi, how I decorate my home. There's such a continuity between everything that I don't really care what form it shows up in.

When I'm in pain and grief and despair, my throat is clenched and my heart hurts.

Trauma happens in relationships, so it can only be healed in relationships. Art can't provide healing. It can be cathartic and therapeutic but a relationship is a three-part journey.

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them sometimes in about 20 minutes.

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I just throw it out.

A brave action is often followed by grief. Do not let my resistance to grief stop the brave action.

Canada has a passive-aggressive culture, with a lot of sarcasm and righteousness. That went with my weird messianic complex. The ego is a fascinating monster. I was taught from a young age that I had to serve, so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet.