The song "No Fairy Tale" tells my story. Going through the hard things leads to a richer life than just trying to make everything perfect, or worse, pretending things are good when they don't feel right. I've done that more than enough times.

They rise in the morning, and they sleep in the dark. And even though nobody's looking, she's falling apart.

There are many different ways to look at a situation, and it's important to look at things the way they are.

I love albums that have guest performers that the audience will be happy to hear. It's really a bonus!

Also, I'm always learning better and better how to prioritize and how to leave certain things for the next day.

In order to handle my emotional pain I talk to friends about it, I write, I breathe, and most of all, I put it in perspective.

I'm making a record that's half stripped down acoustic which is the way I perform a lot and half of it is very produced. It's really hard to keep music simple but I was trying to keep it simple and focus on one or two instruments and vocals.