They say it's better to bury your sadness in a graveyard or garden that waits for the spring to wake from its sleep and burst into green.

Rastafarianism and reggae music have always kind of resonated with me. Those ideas of redemption, liberation and overcoming oppression through music, weed and community. Fighting evil through love and music, I think it's just a really powerful idea.

I understand why people get desensitized and roll their eyes when they hear a protest song, or even a politician making some flowery speech. It doesn't really change anything.

I think different musical collaborators bring out different qualities in my songs and I like that.

The first music I ever got into was the '80s alternative bands that my brother listened to, like The Cure and The Smiths and R.E.M. and Fugazi. I can remember specifically saying The Cure was my favorite band back in second grade.

The worst thing you can do as an artist is to repeat yourself.

I find that moving keeps me optimistic, the idea of what's going to be down the road a bit or around the next bend.