I've realized that I have a lot of different loves, and I want to pursue writing, but I can never divorce myself from music.

It was writing about music for NPR - connecting with music fans and experiencing a sense of community - that made me want to write songs again. I began to feel I was in my head too much about music, too analytical.

I think hypochondria always plays a part in the healthcare landscape.

I'm always trying to encourage people not to limit themselves in the same way that many of our parents stayed with one job forever.

If you always want to look relevant, just be CGI-prepared.

I think grief is a step towards strength because it allows you to be porous and take everything in, and have it transform you. What will sit within you is despairing, but at least it's feeling. You're not numb. Grief is sort of the allowance of feeling.

I think one of the reasons I haven't been doing music is because I think that some of my performance, like, needs are being taken care of in other mediums.