I have ideas all of the time from the beginning, but they never really wind up turning out like I thought they would.

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

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.

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

Even with artists I love, only about a third of their music is what really hits the sweet spot for me.

I have no shame in making music that maybe, if you listen to it long enough, you'll realize you've heard this or that part of it before.

All I do is listen to music. It's a weird thing. It's like I have so much catching up to do. I've always been over my head. That's just the way I work best, you know. Like when you're studying for school you think, "I can only study when I have to study the night before." That kind of means you're lazy or you're a procrastinator, but for me with music it's a similar thing. It's like I've been over my head for most of my career so to speak.