I never was the front man in any bands I played in when I was in college, and I always learned music by myself at home.

Music is a self-propelling thing. You can not rely on anybody but yourself.

I was never a 'sit down with a notepad and write lyrics' kind of person.

I moved to London with this really warped sense of expectation.

What we understand to be profoundness, or importance, it changes. It should change. It should be this moment where you cannot believe that equalled grandness or importance.

I never looked at being a musician any different than waking up one day and wanting to be an accountant or a lawyer.

You play a couple of shows, and these label guys come - and they leave halfway through a show. Then the phone calls just stop. And your heart is broken.