So if somebody writes a song that appears to have some meaning then everybody thinks that it's a really heavy song.

I'm just writing songs about how I feel or about how people I know feel.

I just wanted to move out of Portland to do something.

Burning every bridge that I cross to find some beautiful place to get lost.

All your secret wishes could right now be coming true.

You can take a picture of New York and one person looking at it will think it looks really depressing, frightening; and someone else will look at it and think of all the fun things you can do in New York. I think songs are kinda like that.

I didn't think I was gonna be playing on the Oscars or anything.