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

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

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

I don't want to beat people over the head with my political views. It's more about the humanitarian aspect of it.

The perfect man? A poet on a motorcycle.

I don't keep a journal anymore. I did when I was a teenager, but now because I write about it all in my songs, that's what I'm really doing.

Sometimes I feel like I just open myself up like I'm a vehicle for something coming through me. It's like a meditative state I have to be in.