I lived with my mom in a really small apartment. My bedroom was like in the living room. That's why I still love to sleep on couches now.

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.

I grew up in the theater, my mother is an actress, I was always around the world of acting and theater.

Maturity and experience are part of my liberation.

I know people who've gone to jail. It don't mean you stop loving them! They deservin' love just as much in there, and maybe they needin' it more.

If I can remain excited about the music that I'm giving you, then you're damn sure going to be excited about it.

When I was younger, studying classical music, I really had to put in the time. Three hours a day is not even nice - you have to put in six.