You don't just have to be influenced by rock, or goth, anymore. It's okay to say, 'My influences are Tin Pan music from Bali and Rihanna.' There are still so many combinations that haven't been done yet.

The last thing I think about when I'm making music is its reception.

Ugly girls generally don't become successful in music. And it sucks because it's a standard that just exists.

I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I'll black out the windows or something.

I cry really easily. If I see a butterfly, I'll practically burst into tears. So it's really hard for me to yell at people, because I'll feel so guilty about it. But if I don't, then they don't take me seriously and it's this endless cycle.

I get offers to do huge-budget music videos with big production companies all the time, but I have no interest.

I want to say my life inspires my lyrics, but I also try to abstract them as much as possible because I don't want to refer to my life explicitly. I'm definitely really embarrassed by my lyrics.