No one holds the power. Just because they might give you a bit of money every now and then doesn't mean that they have the right to change what you do.

Maybe 80 percent of what we conceive to be a song idea or the meaning of a song is not exactly what the artist meant most of the time. It's not bad - people can take what they want from it.

LA is an intense city. I was probably a bit too sensitive. I didn't have any friends so I was keeping pretty low key. I just whipped myself up into a bit of an emotional frenzy.

It's hard to know if what you do is actually working for anyone else or not. There's so much music out there. Why would someone ever listen to what I do?

If a record label will sign you in order for you to be moulded into something that can make more money for them, then you should get out of there if you're that artist.

I don't mind throwing something away. It should be your best or it should be what you want people to hear and something that's good for people.

That's the weird thing about music: It's never for anyone to own.