I learned the cello , but I would still need a massive amount of practice. But I do play classical music, so I understand where that comes from.

Oh My God, the [hip-hop] videos! The imagery is so awful! I just can't get with it at all. The best thing I can say about it is that sometimes you have to see that kind of stuff so as to have a more balanced view about why it's so bad.

Fear is not a part of my vocabulary, actually, and I think that it's really made me a much smarter, braver for sure, person.

My parents weren't married. It wasn't like my dad up and left. I maintained a steady relationship with my grandparents. My dad's mother is my nana, and I'm closer to her than almost anybody in this world.

I'm in constant pursuit of growing and evolving.

When I was first learning songs, I'd have a favorite song, and I'd take the chords and twist them around. I'd learn the chords and then play them backward. That was my first experimenting with writing a song.

When I really need it, talking is the best way to deal with emotional pain.