Believe in the power of songs.

I just write what comes to me. I didn't sit down and say ok, here is my statement. It's just a song that has a shout out.

I think if I were living in a utopian world, then it wouldn't be political commentary; it would be about daffodils.

I have an identity crisis which is not resolved because I'm a dual citizen. My whole family is American, and I was born in India but I was raised in Canada. But all my extended family is American, I've held an American passport and I've spent my whole adult life in between New York and LA. So I feel like an American... and I also feel like a Canadian! I wish more people were dual citizens and then I wouldn't feel like such a freak.

The things that I've seen where people are trying to change the definition of what a band has to be, those are the things that end up being inspiring.

You don't want to be conscious of everything.

Being alive and understanding that and making the decision to actually live take a lot of courage.