It was one of the first things I did on my own; I worked at McDonald's, raised the money and did it. I'm really, really passionate about pro-choice, because I wouldn't be here talking to you right now if I'd had a kid at 15.

People have always had these weird things about how you have to be really good looking to be a singer.

Jason Mraz, and the new James Blunt song is the worst thing that has ever been created on the face of the earth.

I think music can definitely be art; I also think music can be crap and not be art.

I've always been like, "Look, you're going to die and it's not going to matter after you die that you got out onstage and bombed."

The exciting thing about getting a label together and doing press for it is that hopefully some 15-year-old girl who is the only feminist in her junior-high class will hear about it and be like, "Oh, cool, I hadn't heard of that, I'm going to check it out."

Popularity is totally overrated.