Having a soul, they say, is like taking sadness and turning it into something beautiful.

I try to write lyrics so that they won't age, which sort of leaves you with the big subjects like death and love and sex and violence.

It's always darkness before the dawn.

Excitable, easily distracted, sometimes vacant, prone to gloominess and also extreme euphoria; I can’t be generous with time, but I try to be generous with affection. I’m really lucky to be able to be in some of these situations and it feels really nice to be able to take people along with me for the ride. Oh, and I’m a pain in the ass as well.

I've been thinking about songwriting more in terms of playing it live, and how it will sound as a band.

I'm completely in love with the world but also terrified of it. It creates some overwhelming feelings. Wanting to battle out that joy and fear is part of my music.

I can't ever seem to shake the feeling that when things are really good it essentially means that things are going to go really bad. When I feel calm and settled, there is always an underlying feeling of impending doom... I don't think that it's healthy.