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.

I'm kind of an emotional exhibitionist.

I never felt happy with the idea that part of what I do is to be an object to be looked at. I thought of my public persona as an entity separate to myself.

Human relations, I mess them up, and they let me down.

What happens when your dream comes true - when the spotlight is on and then it moves away?

Songwriting is like going to church. I'm connecting to something, and it's rewarding in really important ways. I don't need to share it with anyone to feel good about it.

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