I'm glad I got a record contract, because all of a sudden everything you were doing before that made you a stupid person now makes you a smart person.

I will say that art may well be the only thing that lasts, so I guess it's worth trying.

My mom. She really encouraged me. That's the trouble with education: Unless you have a really supportive parent, you get left behind.

I think there are nice things about every era. I wish we could just take the nice things.

You can criticize something you strive for, and you can avoid something you dream about.

You have to reflect honestly what's around you in your music. I think a lot of people are just obsessed with their own relationships, so that is an honest reflection of what they see. A lot of people don't go much deeper than that.

Just like everything, even the most fun and creative endeavor requires work to be successful, and I'm so sick of working. I'm a lazy person at heart. I never meant to be a go-getter.