Then I realized that secrecy is actually to the detriment of my own peace of mind and self, and that I could still sustain my belief in privacy and be authentic and transparent at the same time. It was a pretty revelatory moment, and there's been a liberating force that's come from it.

What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept? What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?

I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.

I'm saying what a lot of people would want to say but are too embarrassed.

The thing I always default to is that I'll always be here to write songs.

I'm sorry to myself, for treating me worse than I would anybody else.

We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect.