I have many moods, and there is no objective reality. And I kind of live by that.

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.

Puerto Rico has a stray dog problem. Tens of thousands of homeless canines - hundreds of thousands, by some estimates - live and die on the streets and beaches all over this Caribbean island of almost four million people.

I feel some kind of duty to be really, really honest as a writer. The same is true of my songwriting.

The is a lot of anti-sexism coming from my point of view as a woman who deals with it every day. I think sexism is a form of discrimination. It is similar to other forms of discrimination. I think people should feel empowered to not take s**t from anyone.

Although I'm a huge fan of Ben Kweller, I don't think I'd cover one of his songs, simply because there's just so much of my own stuff I wanna do.

A heart that hurts is a heart that works.