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 think the reason I've been able to keep making music is because I'm not married, I don't have kids.

I'm pretty good with languages. I know a bit of French and actually want to live in France some day so that I can get fluent. I think it'd be tragic to go through life only knowing one language.

A lot of my past is gone from my mind.

It may seem strange, but the most grateful I've ever felt was when I was held up at gunpoint. After I handed over my wallet and the mugger ran off into the woods, I thought, 'Thank you for not shooting me.' I was overwhelmingly glad to be alive and unharmed.

My dad was depressed a lot of the time, and there were a lot of things in his life that he never resolved.

Physically touring is tough on me, not that I am weakling. I lose weight. I can't always find the things I need to keep my strength up. It is very draining physically. It is taxing for my mind and body, but in a good way. It feels healthy in a way to purge things out of my system every night.