If you come into success too soon, you'll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally, you'll be happier with yourself in the end.

I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's about trying to find some strength through that.

Some of their best songs don't have bridges and choruses. So that made me think I should trust my instincts. My songs were okay, I figured. I didn't need to change anything.

I started writing songs, I guess, when I was about 13 or 14, but I didn't know if they were good enough yet or anything.

The more I separate myself from my upbringing, the more I appreciate what it's done for me.

You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.

I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that.