You have to be an ally in a difficult time and not turn on yourself with self-shaming thoughts, which makes facing pain intolerable.

We must demand more not from each other, but more from ourselves

Most of us don't spend any time knowing ourselves. We just keep reacting.

Life is seductive, yet so few allow themselves to be seduced.

Being engaged with life. One has to develop a poet's eye for perfect moments, moments that most people pass by.

I've always had a love for poetry and when I got signed to a record label I thought, 'How odd that I'm doing a record before a book of poetry.'

I make a living with a song, and I feel honored to do something I love and believe in.