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

When I did have a little bit of commercial success, it really didn't suit my temperament at all. I'm a terrible public person.

I finished 'Beautiful Creature,' and I felt somewhat unfulfilled. I felt like this other side of me needed to be released. Some of the songs I left off the album weren't intense enough to be what I wanted. They weren't hard enough.

I'd just like to inspire people to be themselves and do what they want and not conform to the rigid guidelines of the music or entertainment business.

I always believe that a person can learn so much by just jumping into something and trying to do it rather than having someone else teach you everything.

Every song brings back memories, like I remember where I wrote all these songs. 'Universal Heartbeat' was my apartment in New York City. 'My Sister' was at my apartment in Boston. I remember places and I remember what I was thinking when I wrote it.

A lot of my past is gone from my mind.