I can write for weeks or months sometimes and edit it down to a song. I feel like it's a piece of music that will hopefully stand the test of time and hopefully capture a moment in history if I'm doing it correctly and honestly.

I think that there will always be artists out there who think they need to sign a major label deal in order to be successful. And that machine is what is going to work for them - there's tons of examples of pop stars who need that machine.

You have major labels that are willing to take unconventional approaches because the old model is crumbling in front of us.

We become so numb to what we're saying.

Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people.

Strip away the fear, underneath it's all the same love

If I can be an example of getting sober, then I can be an example for starting over