You're not going to be perfect, you're not going to stop berating yourself, you're not going to stop the comparisons, you're not going to stop the judgment, but you can become evermore mindful of it, and that has to be good enough.

For most of human history, musicians, artists, they've been part of the community — connectors and openers, not untouchable stars.

How do we let people pay for music?

There's a part of me that is really, really happy with all of my success lately because of what it can get me and what it can buy me in the fact that my music will hopefully reach more people. But it also makes me a little bit miserable because the minute the spotlight is on you, people start flinging sh*t at you for whatever reason.

Every album is just a greatest hits of whatever songs are on a pile when I go in to make a record.

I want to be happy. i want to make people happy. i do not need to be rich to do that.

When you're afraid of someone's judgment, you can't connect with them. You're too preoccupied with the task of impressing them.