I don't believe people when they say their songs have nothing to do with their personal life.

My family life, my adoption - it could be related to the songs, but I think the songs are deeper than that. They're not just about this experience.

I'd rather people interpret the songs and get whatever they can out of them instead of thinking about me crying in a room with a guitar.

It's hard to force a relationship with a stranger even if they happen to be someone you happen to share blood with.

I'm not trying to prove that I'm capable of doing many things.

You get to a certain age and it really occurs to you: "My mother and my father will not always be here. My spouse or my girlfriend or boyfriend are here right now, but someday they won't be." You realize that you need to like yourself.

I just want to scream: "I'm being honest, I swear!" Maybe it's embarrassing, but I don't care anymore.