I dont want to work on a musical if Im not the lyricist.

From a young age, I was rubbing elbows with a very different kind of person and social class, and I felt a lot of tension and conflict in my identity because of that.

I dont want to work on a musical if Im not the lyricist.

The Pulitzer has nothing to do with me; it's more about people's perceptions of me, whatever they may be. I'm not being humble - I honestly do not and cannot think about that. It's a lovely piece of crystal on my bookcase, but that's all it is to me.

With studio work, I'm always the bottom man on the totem pole.

Class is something I know about. I've lived it every day of my life, and it shaped me in my identity.

I didn't go into 'Rabbit Hole' wanting to write about class. I think because of who I am it somehow found its way into it.