I can't believe I got a major-label record deal. My music was quirky, and my voice was so odd and high and girlish, it was like a weird novelty act.

My guitar playing has not developed as much as I think it could because I never practice. I only play when I'm writing or recording or when I'm playing on tour. When I'm sitting around at home, I never play.

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

Once I picked up an electric guitar, I lost interest in piano, and I just wanted to rock. I studied piano for so long, I got burned out on it.

I wanted to be a writer. I still want to be a prose writer. I feel I am more temperamentally suited to that kind of life, although there are things I still want to do with music.

Keanu Reeves is, like, the worst actor I've ever seen. I can't believe he's a movie star.

I don't really care about money. I find money boring and accounting boring, so I'm probably not going to ever make a lot of money.