My earliest memories as a child are listening to Beatles records, and they are a big part of how I've learned to write pop songs.

Do what scares you, your dreams are there waiting for you.

I took time off from school and traveled to Italy when I was 19, living with my extended family members. I must have slept in 30 different houses those months, taken in by people who'd never even met me.

Learning to let things go is key for a good quality of living.

In real life, I'm such a dorky, happy person. I express myself in three ways: I talk a lot, I write songs and I get tattoos.

When people come to my shows, they have the freedom to feel something, and we're all just a big bowl of feels.

Emotionally, it was the hardest 33 days of my life, but it was worth it because the result is that this album is 100 percent me. It’s heartfelt, real, bold, honest, vulnerable, hopeful, strong, poetic, bluesy, gritty, pretty, and simple.