When I perform, I'm just very much just being myself.

It's always sad to me when certain people are excluded from being considered beautiful... because of someone else's expectation. That bothers me.

I do all the things that singer-songwriters do. I introduce the songs, I have a story to tell about everything all the time - I cannot be on stage and have something on my mind without telling the audience. I'm super emotional and expressive and vulnerable in that moment.

No matter what anybody says, what matters most is what you think of yourself.

Things that I'm afraid to do are always about being afraid of being exposed. Every time, that's what it's always about.

When it comes down to the song writing, I'm just very slow - very slow. Because the songs are about my life, so I'm doing emotional work on myself. As I'm writing these songs, I have to learn these lessons and dig real deep into my heart to write this stuff.

Beautiful jewelry, a beautiful room - that's what museums are - a beautiful painting, a beautiful face, it makes you feel good to look at, and that's a beautiful thing.