I think I've tried to stay true to my music since the beginning. It's kind of hard because of the access and technology but I just do what I do.

By 17, I had a whole band that would go in and play. It was called Spontaneous Inventions, after a Bobby McFerrin album.

I'll always write music. Whether I release a record, whether I let the public hear it or not, I'm always writing music.

I started as a writer and when I sent my demos out everyone wanted to know who was singing and if that person wanted a record deal.

You know, most of my career I wrote about moments in time. All of us have felt one thing or another and it didn't last very long. Now I'm drawing from real experience. It's a huge difference.

I kind of hate the fact that people are always trying to put you into a category. I hate walls, and I hate boundaries. I don't like that. I listen to everything.

I just want to be as creative as I possibly can.