The best part about getting knocked down is standing back up knowing what you didn't before.

Sometimes hate hurts more than love feels good. Just have to realize it's because we're more used to love. Let the haters stumble by.

It's very important to have a good song - one where you can strip away all the production and just play it on guitar or at the piano. It has to hold its own. That's why I've put videos online with acoustic versions of my songs, so you can hear them in their original form.

It's hard to escape when your hobby is your job.

I praised those who find within themselves their own song to create hope.

I was getting really influenced by some darker, heavier electro stuff, like Crystal Castles. And I was listening to some dub-step elements, so I thought this was going to be the natural progression, taking my soft melodies and my soft voice and marrying it with something a little heavier.

I think a lot of people feel like they need other people to help identify themselves, whether that's friends or relationships or whatever that may be. But it's you who identifies yourself and you need to take time to do that.