Well, in some ways I had sort of the opposite experience of other people that are sort of dreaming of being in a rock band. I was dreaming of like corporate lunches and just like, and I'm not really joking. Like the whole idea to me was really appealing.

I need a template of a template

You can't bury a part of yourself that's so innate to who you've been, even if it's not for the sake of anything other than a pure enjoyment of it.

It does feel great to be writing, but the process is sometimes excruciating.

I think, for some artists, the fear of taking on a political identity stems from not wanting to be pigeonholed as political actor or a political musician. It becomes this thing where somehow your art can no longer exist on its own and be multifaceted.

"We can't name it, but we can sing along." That is my ultimate relationship to any art form, but especially music.

Rihanna has guts and she always seems to be singing from someplace honest, dark and fierce.