I've never been one to get up on a soapbox and preach. I just live my life the way I live my life.

My mother passed away, my marriage ended, and I moved. Those are some pretty big things to let go of. But I find that if you hold on to something too tightly, you strangle it and yourself. If you don't let go, and let things go through you, it's toxic - physically.

When you're writing with someone else it helps you think of things you never would've thought of.

I think just letting go is a really good thing to do in many areas of your life, songwriting included.

Kids can be cruel enough as it is, but cyber bullying or you're on Instagram and see your friends are all somewhere and you're not there. Then it's like, "Why am I not there?" Girls are using apps to change the way their faces look so the look quote-unquote perfect and beautiful. I feel like kids these days, it's gotta be just a big ball of anxiety.

It should be like a driver's license - no one can have an Instagram until they're 18. It's the wild, wild west, the internet.

Everybody, everybody wants to be loved