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.

I'm an artist first and foremost. So things are gonna go up and down and sideways and whichever way all through life.

I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I've been spending more time alone than I'd like.

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

I mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss?

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

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.