When I first started, my message was about joy, but I didn't really have the vocabulary and life experience to fully deliver it.

I've been compared to people since the beginning. When you're starting out, you need a comparison so people will understand you right away.

Timeless comes to mind. When you listen to it, you can't tell what year the thing was made. And you don't even care.

I get my most creative energy after a show, so I love to go back to the hotel and compose new material. I generally do it in a rush. I have to get it out, otherwise I can't sleep.

I’ve come to the conclusion that people who wear headphones while they walk, are much happier, more confident, and more beautiful individuals than someone making the solitary drudge to work without acknowledging their own interests and power.

And it's okay if you have to go away. Oh, just remember the telephone works both ways ((You and I Both))

I buy records from all across the board. I get kind of a hybrid of influences in my own music.