You need to get outside of your comfort zone to write songs that are interesting, songs that are compelling, songs that are different from what other people are writing.

If I was gay, I would think hip-hop hates me. Have you read the YouTube comments lately? 'Man, that's gay' gets dropped on the daily.

And weed's not a drug - that's denial

I played baseball up until my freshman year of high school. That was my main sport. I played third base.

Thrift shopping is really just an extension of me being that same kid and going into a place that's completely unconventional that has really endless possibilities in terms of outfits that you can put together and really just expressing yourself.

I think that civil rights issues take a lot of time to develop.

My relationship with God is as strong as the time and energy I put into connecting with God.