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've finally learned to love my voice for its uniqueness.

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

I make music and I can't stop. It's a compulsion and an obsession and a curse.

Music is so hard. It's a struggle to get people to care. It's hard to make an impact in today's world because people aren't buying records anymore.

At heart I am a librarian, a bird-watcher, a transcendentalist, a gardener, a spinster, a monk.

I can't believe I got a major-label record deal. My music was quirky, and my voice was so odd and high and girlish, it was like a weird novelty act.