I'm listening to a lot of John Mayer again. I stopped listening to emotional music because I was in a really emotional place in my life.

I think it's really important to love yourself. Because I feel like a lot of the time, especially right now, I've noticed that insecurity is something that's so common that it's not glorified but like romanticized. And it shouldn't be because at the end of the day you have to live with yourself and be happy with who you are. If not, then you're not going to be a happy individual and whatever people say will get to you. So you have to know who you are and like it that way.

I've always written songs for the sake of my own sanity and expression.

There's this quote that says "friendship isn't how long you've known someone, but who walked into your life, said 'I'm here for you' and proved it."

I've been songwriting for a long time, usually while on the road, as a way to get my feelings out.

I feel like there are instances and circumstances in your life that always change. You can think someone's your friend, and it could be out of convenience, or there was something in it for them, or whatever. And a year later, something happens and you really need help, or all of a sudden they have to stand up for you, and it could be inconvenient for them or not benefit them. And they don't have your back. And you're like, "Ok, that friendship was circumstantial. You were only my friend when it was easy." What's hard is you can't tell from the beginning.

At the end of the day nobody's perfect and everybody's weird whether they embrace it or not