Bringing up issues that are hard to deal with is a challenge for me, and I think that's what draws me to song writing.

I know musicians who think that drumming and guitaring can be very meditative, but singing is different because when you think about things, you put words to them. So I try to just stay present most of the time, I try not to let my mind wander and I also try not to clear my mind. I like to still have thought and be aware of people and whatever that's happening, but I also like to just focus on the words that I'm saying.

People really respond to the songs when I play them in concert. Every song comes from a different place emotionally or from a different headspace.

I want to live the way I choose. It's all about happiness. I'm a happy person. But to find true happiness, peace within yourself and the world, that is something achieved in the moment. No matter the circumstance.

I also love fall, when it starts to rain, or even just before the rain - that is the most inspiring thing.

I want to write songs with meaning. I have high standards for my work.

Follow your heart and you won't get lost.