There's this art form in songwriting that's incredibly difficult - to be really funny in a song and also really touching. I can't do that.

We don’t need more ‘What if the mother is going to die’ debated, we need ‘I had an abortion because I was not ready to be a mother. It was my choice and my right. I own it. Back the f@#( up.

I'm not very interesting. Birds are interesting. I could stand there lip-synching all day long, but it would feel funny, and people would be able to tell. I'm not a good actress.

There's this art form in songwriting that's incredibly difficult - to be really funny in a song and also really touching. I can't do that.

You're not supposed to totally know what's happening. The songs are supposed to give you clues so you can fill in the blanks.

There's not like a science to it, necessarily, but I'm also the kind of person who spends a long time in the studio. I will spend my entire advance just getting it done, which is probably stupid, but I don't have extravagant taste. I mean, I paid for it, so there you go. Why not? The recording process is also very fun.

We shouldn't censor ourselves based on the weak idea of "looking cool." It's such a waste of potential awesomeness.