When I sing, I have a sense of peace, I feel like my brain turns off, and I become the core person of who I am - the essence of me. I feel connected to whatever is out there. It's almost like I leave my body and get to watch.

It hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time.

My style when I was 17 was very low-key with jeans, T-shirts, and Converse. I was signed to a major record label by then, so I had stylists helping me.

I have a pirate fetish-I just always thought eye patches were sexy. If you want to get my attention, wear a pirate outfit.

I followed my heart and figured that if I tried and failed, at least Id know that I tried.

When I wake you're never there, but when I sleep you're everywhere.

Ten years into it, I can finally go, 'Oh, I just want to make a record that's fun to make and I don't have to prove that I deserve to be here.