I don't think I'm romantic at all. I have a lot of faith in the right thing happening. I don't really hope for a lot of particulars, I just have faith that the right thing will happen most of the time.

When I first started making music, I didn't really know what I was doing. I just wanted to write songs. I didn't have a concept. I didn't think it through. I was just flailing around doing what comes naturally. It took me a really long time to step back and deal with what I was doing with any kind of perspective or self-awareness.

I tend to fall for the archetypal, talented, charismatic rock boy.

People in L.A. don't have to brace themselves against the cold; they slack off permanently, and their brains turn to mush.

I'm not a very good advice-giver.

I've seen quite a bit of the world, but I really like Sweden and feel like I could live there some day.

I don't need a mirror to see that it's true, cause I'm ugly with a capital U.