Everyone has to kind of fend for themselves.

I have this typical Ukrainian face. Even people who know my music don't recognize me most of the time, thank God.

Making music makes me feel vulnerable in the best possible way. It gives me a feeling of balance.

I should have been an abortion. The only reason I wasn't was that my father was a Christian.

People get strange about whether you've written your own songs, which seems really stupid considering that, especially in Country Music, it's about oral tradition and passing things on and the songs weren't meant to be played by one person and then forgotten.

I get outside a lot. I am a huge champion of physical activity. It's so important.

I think I have a lot of empathy for animals and nature in general. Those things just make me comfortable. I grew up in the middle of nowhere, around a lot of animals. I feel for them.