Nowadays I embrace it all/Beautiful ideals and amazing flaws.

I try to make music that's really real. I've always liked music that makes me feel something. I'm not a brain first, music second person.

All the pressure I have is from myself. I have a lot of pressure inside me. I wanna be great. I don't wanna be average.

The greatest threat of harm doesn't come from any bomb

Feeling is always first for me in anything. I think the only way for sure that I know how do that is to write songs about things I feel strongly about.

The key is always the actual art itself, the actual music. There are all these myths out here that like, if you do this little trick, if you use this little strategy, it'll do it for you.

I've always loved independent music stores because the staff is usually there because of a genuine love and appreciation for music. They're more in-tune with the customers and I'm willing to pay the extra dollar or two for the service they provide. Some of my greatest music discoveries have come from picking up an album at an indy store and the cat behind the register saying "You like this man? Have you heard of so-and-so?" I prefer to shop where people understand me and the music- the music i like.