Like a lot of inwardly drawn young people, I spent a lot of time in libraries. At my high school, I often spent my lunch breaks there.

Everything you do makes my body scream with loneliness.

Have you ever heard the expression 'one hot mess?' I think the term was custom-made for the mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford.

When I write lyrics, it's only when I'm angry or hurt or sad. So lyrically it's never really easy going. And the music is always really intense.

The truth is an anti-war statement in itself.

When I am in Africa, I always have the feeling that it's where everything started. When I am in New York, I know it is where everything ended up.

Shirley Sherrod seems like a good and dedicated person.