Part of the reason I had such a drive to be an activist, and support other activists, is because I was raised Quaker and my parents kept us very much informed and involved as kids in civil rights and the conservation movement.

I was raised with the blessing of being involved with peace and social justice, and the environmental movement. I have my parents to thank for that.

I just want to be as good a person as I can be.

I would rather feel things in extreme than not at all.

The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don't preach from the stage. I try to stay positive on solutions.

Playing guitar was one of my childhood hobbies, and I had played a little at school and at camp. My parents would drag me out to perform for my family, like all parents do, but it was a hobby - nothing more.

I have a really full life, both within music and outside it.