When love is unkind, it is not love anymore.

Songwriting is different from music, although I don't deny now that it would be nice to have a little more background in music theory.

My peers accept me and respect me, and that's enough.

The lyrics aren't simple, either. They're extremely difficult because I'm trying to say complicated things in as few words as possible.

I have a lot of confidence, but little Self-Esteem. This has given me a tremendous creative spark because it forced me to keep proving myself.

When I first started, I worked with three chords in every bar, but I found that tied me down - I'm not a chord-change writer, I'm a songwriter.

I was always interested in science, and pre-med was arespectable thing to do while I ursued my songwriting.