That sounds really simplistic, but if I'm in an enclosed space, or my apartment, and I live very close to a park - there's something about being outside and being near things that are green.

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

When I said I was born a feminist, I was born thinking woman are equal to men, if not stronger than men. That's the way I always was.

For as long as we can trace back human life, there's always been some sort of music - ceremonies, rituals. It's part of the human makeup.

What you see online isn't real. How many likes you get on Instagram doesn't have any bearing on how good of a person you are, how good your heart is. It's all for fun; it shouldn't affect you so deeply.

Some of the songs I wanted to be really full, [but] there's something to be said for just a voice and a guitar

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