I love folk; that's a big part of my background.

If all we ever sang about was how happy we are, we would be lying to ourselves. People try to escape their problems by getting drunk, partying and dancing them away. What really heals me is to sit down and think, face the facts, then you can get over it and be happy

I'm not ashamed of my spiritual beliefs, but I in no way incorporate them into this band.

Inspiration comes in the middle of the night when you should be doing homework.

I feel like for me the lyric writing really comes from just what's going on in my heart and that's what consumes me; think a lot of our heart is relationships. Not just with boyfriend or girlfriend but all your relationships in your life with other people and our interactions with other humans.

I cry alot-I dont know why, but it just helps me. I cry over bad and good stuff-sometimes sadness can be beautiful

I've always been a very passionate, sometimes overly emotional person. Sometimes things affect me more than they should.