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

It makes me feel good to have some comforting effect on someone that needs comfort.

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

I could make a whole album with no one else involved at all. It would be a total, unadulterated expression of myself. Because whenever you have others playing on a project, their influence becomes a part of it.

When I start writing, I'll have a vague concept or I'll just have a title, and the song just goes on its own direction. Usually it goes in many directions within each song. They get really convoluted sometimes.

I'm a damaged person, but I have hope and a will to not give up.

People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl.