I'm just trying to get rid of all the mystery surrounding me and let people see what I'm thinking. So they can understand me and stop assuming things about me.

The most rabidly religious people are the most rabidly evil.

I'm totally committed to the cause of individuality. That's the only thing I stand by: independence.

My growth as an artist and a person has been so slow and gradual, it's hard to make a story out of it.

My music - that's the one area I won't let myself be pushed around. But in other parts of my life, I'm a confused mess.

I'm able to see humor in a lot of things.

Every song brings back memories, like I remember where I wrote all these songs. 'Universal Heartbeat' was my apartment in New York City. 'My Sister' was at my apartment in Boston. I remember places and I remember what I was thinking when I wrote it.