Moving to London was a culture shock, but in a really good way. I'm more aware now, and I'm less trusting of people in the music industry.

Sometimes when I'm writing a song I'll get carried away with production when I'm only on the first verse, and that sacrifices the songwriting.

When I used to write songs, especially on my own, it was just me and a guitar.

I live in a neighborhood that's very family-oriented, so I feel like everyone else is sleeping and I'm sitting up, making music. It's just me. It's a nice time to be creative.

When you go on tour and see everyone, you're like, "Oh my god. This is actually real life." That inspires me to write more songs.

I would literally never think about melody. I never thought people listened to melody because I listen to words.

Nothing makes me happier than writing a song that I think is good or that I want to play. Writing songs helps me.