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.

I'm trying to get out of my own way

Above all, the listener should be able to understand the poem or the song, not be forced to unravel a complicated, self-indulgent puzzle. Offer your art up to the whole world, not just an elite few.

Any time there's a major change, whether it's going into a relationship, getting out of a relationship, moving to a new city, a death - that usually provides a catalyst for an explosion of creativity.

We just did a few takes of a song and just picked the best one. It was real organic and genuine.

I write first for myself as a therapeutic process, to get stuff out and to deal with it.

I have had to come to terms with wearing glasses.