In the present political situation, it's an interesting phenomenon to look at: what is the appeal of an autocratic leader? Why do people want somebody who yells at them? For most of us, that's so hard to understand. Who wants that? I think there are a lot of people for whom that fulfills some kind of need.

I know it's a cliché to say I write for myself, but I write for myself.

I usually kind of can't wait until my records leak. Back in the day, you could give people tapes, but you can't do that anymore, because it would be available to everyone on the planet within an hour.

May we all emerge from winter with our strength renewed and any unwanted pieces left under the ice.

When I was kid, they always used to tell me to keep notebooks. I look at my shelves now and it's just nothing but notebooks. And if I haven't gotten an idea but I have time to work, I'll pull one out and I bet there will be five or six sentences that will kick me off.

The studio's a collaborative environment. I just try to let people bring their own ideas to the songs and see what happens.

At 23, you can completely, literally reinvent yourself if you want to.