Sometimes it takes time to get into what ideas actually mean to you. Even when you're not writing a song, it's like that.

A lot of what we say and do are regurgitated things that have to do with what we think we're supposed to be saying and doing.

I am a person who always feels like I am not doing the right thing because there's always so many things that need to get done.

It's usually important to me to get my idea out first because a lot of times my ideas will seem weird to musicians.

When my daughter was born, that was the first time I cried from happiness.

I always write knowing that people will hear it, but also hoping they'll see it. So a lot of times I make lyrical decisions based on what looks better. Also I write based on what I saw for a video. I obsess over lyrics in the hopes that they'll endure in different ways. I'm very precious about it.

What I'm trying to do is make music that people relate to, that talks about ideas that are personal but also make that connection to trying to make revolutionary change, and I don't need to change my music to get to a certain audience.