My growth as an artist and a person has been so slow and gradual, it's hard to make a story out of it.

Songwriting is like editing. You write down all this stuff - all this bad, stupid stuff - and then you have to get rid of everything except the very best.

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

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.

My songs are about not knowing who to be and not knowing how to act.

I listen to NPR and baseball games when I'm in my car. I mean, exclusively NPR and baseball games, and that's it, as far as the radio.

In this world, where everything happens so fast, it's hard to sit back, take the time and contemplate.