If you know what kind of music somebody loves, then you can kind of figure out why they do what they do.

No matter how naturally gifted you are, it's your passion that's going to make you better and maybe touch some people.

I started out really making music in my dorm room, and it wasnt really producing or anything like that; it was you making something.

If you're 22 years old and you can't believe you're even in the position to have a career making music, the first thing you're going to think is: Maintain. Don't lose it. And that's precisely what causes you to lose everything.

I find that the kinds of music I’m drawn to are those that a lot of people take for granted.

A big part of making an album is that you want to have enough material - you want to have enough stuff for people to hear and know that it represents you.

I was thinking that people have to believe you're crazy in order to take you seriously as an artist.