I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform.
So the most natural thing to me is to stay as pure to or real to or close to who I am as possible.
I actually started writing it because I was inspired by my own personal growth.
Following your heart also means eliminating the things that no longer evolve you.
Art is the absence of fear.
When I get ready to do an album, that means I have something to say for the sake of words, and I listen back to all of the things I've been creating and pull things from out of the air to go with them. It's almost like I start creating the album before I even think about creating it.