Even if your family isn't quite there for you, find the people that support you and hang on to those people and try to let go of those that try to take you down.

Sometimes I feel good, at times I feel used. Loving you darling, makes me so confused.

Musicians used to be way more instrumental just in providing a soundtrack to what's going on in the world. And it's also important to state what we think. There's like this fear for their career, if they have anything intelligent to say about politics. And that's really messed up.

The element of fire to me is very powerful because of what it symbolizes, how it symbolizes a strength. It symbolizes something that's unstoppable. You can't get through it, you know.

Rarely, I think, do you find a relationship where you can experience things equally.

My mother was raised very, very strict Catholic in the Midwest. There was so much fear and intimidation [in the faith]. So, growing up, I was always looking for my connection. I've found myself praying before meals, before bed; there's always been this gratitude for things that are bigger than me.

If we took the time to learn more about different places and people, perhaps we would have more empathy for each other.