Touring is a favorite part of what I do. I love connecting with the fans in that immediate way.

I'm not into branding - I'm trying to be organic to who I am on every level. I do really connect to being a part of the working class. Those are my roots. My family [consists of] farmers from Portugal, builders, housekeepers and stonemasons.

Because of my Portuguese heritage, I have an interest in all of the instrumentation that comes from Portugal and Brazil as well.

I'm privileged that I'm an artist.

Maneater -- make you work hard, make you spend hard, make you want all of her love.

When you're scrambling to fill the void in your life and you feel like you're drowning... we all yearn to hear that one friend's voice, say: "You're going to get through this."

I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away...