Writing songs about it is a really useful way for me to love New York more, and stay observing it, and not just zone it out.

Everyone on the Internet is sad. Why else would they be on the Internet?

I started going to rock shows at a really young age, and seeing other young people make music definitely influenced me.

My relationship to New York has changed a lot. I feel lucky to live here. A lot of times you walk through the city and don't notice that you're in a really beautiful neighborhood, or that you're passing a beautiful building. It's nice, as an exercise, to keep aware that you're in a really lucky place.

When I was younger, my view of New York was really wide-eyed and excited. I've lived here all my life.

I played piano for a lot of my childhood and stupidly quit. I wish I hadn't - I could have been a great classical pianist!

I feel like the cosmos implies mystery, or infinite secrets.