When it comes to music, I'm definitely thinking [about] what I would like to hear.

Maybe one day I'll write my rock album so I can use more obscure references and just be weird. If the lyrics are too crazy, though, then it's not pop anymore.

I don't do intoxicants on tour too often. It slows me down mentally, and it feels like killing brain cells.

I like to challenge myself, to see if I can actually write a pop album that people can connect with lyrically. Musically, it's very accessible - or, at least, I hope so.

It's really cool to be around people that are younger than you who are really cool with being open about stuff.

Identity politics are becoming less important since culture's being blended into one big thing - I look at kids' Tumblrs and they're all into the same things.

Once you move in with your significant other, you have to become a combination of each other.