The older I get, the more I realize I'm becoming people's role models and that's freaky to me. That's not what you intend to do when you set out to be a musician, to be a little 14-year-old's role model.

I try to keeps things pretty light, try to make people laugh. I find it difficult to keep trying to promote myself. I know that's the whole point of it, to promote my music, but I like to use it to be funny and silly.

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

With Twitter and Instagram and all of these vehicles where fans can directly interact with you and get your attention, there's a little bit of an entitlement. Like, "Why won't you follow me or write me back?" Well, if I write you back, then I have to write everyone back.

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.

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

Everybody, everybody wants to be loved