Life is a velvet crowbar hitting you over the head, youre bleeding syrup amour, bleeding to death.

When I was young I felt really overwhelmed and confused by the desire not to end up in an office, doing something I didn't believe in.

Loving you forever can't be wrong. Even though you're not here, can't move on

I think America is amazing for its landscape and its history. California is beautiful, New York is beautiful, but when you're a gypsy at heart, it probably suits you to be traveling.

I've clearer idea of how I don't want to be seen - as someone who does what everyone wants them to.

When I got to New York City when I was 18, I started playing in clubs in Brooklyn - I have good friends and devoted fans on the underground scene, but we were playing for each other at that point - and that was it.

I believe in Amy Winehouse. I know she’s not with us anymore but I believe she was who she was and in that way she got it right. I would say an actress like Lauren Bacall also got it right. She never let anyone persuade her to be something she wasn't. She was strong. She always looked like she knew what she was doing.