It bothers me that no one has the patience to deal with someone who is just sad.

Of course there are influences, of course there are things that are inspiring, but it's weird to think that I'm trying to keep a mental inventory of them and report them clearly to whomever might ask.

Oftentimes the most produced and synth-tastic songs are the ones that end up sounding the best acoustic.

For as long as I can remember, I have written songs because I wanted to, because I was experiencing something that couldn't be described except through a sound.

Generally I try to read anything but indie rock journalism or anything about music at all, especially in the summer.

You don't want to be conscious of everything.

That's the main work that I've done in my life - really wanting to get past that gender trap where there's a certain nudity in poetry. It's not about showing my soul, it's about observations.