I listen to a little Marina & The Diamonds. She has a song called 'Teen Idle' that I really like.

No matter how many people give me advice, I am going to do what my heart tells me to do

Sometimes I wish I was a beautiful machine so I could resist your kiss and not cry when you're mean.

I believe in the kindness of strangers. And when I'm at war with myself I ride, I just ride.

I'd been sick on tour for about two years with this medical anomaly that doctors couldn't figure out. That's a big part of my life: I just feel really sick a lot of the time and can't figure out why. I'd gotten these shots in Russia, where we'd just been. It was just heavy. It's just heavy performing for people who really care about you, and you don't really care that much about yourself sometimes.

I think the thing I really got from Ginsberg was that you can tell a story through kind of painting pictures with words. And when I found out that you could have a profession doing that, it was thrilling to me. It just became my passion immediately, playing with words and poetry.

I'm happy when things are just kind of calm. I love going to the ocean. I love driving. I love going to shows. Just being with people I really have fun with. I love the summer. I'm happy in the summer. Love hot, hot weather. I'm happy when I'm making a record, most of the time.