I like songs with a lot of heart and feeling and subtlety.

For a young artist to really make it and make money is a lot more difficult these days.

My first two records are so simply constructed. The reason isn't because I wanted to make simple music. It's because I don't really have the chops.

Nobody can tell you you're wrong for writing a song about how you feel - even if you don't really feel that way.

During my first photo shoot, I was unhappy because they put so much makeup on me and straightened my hair. I've been stubborn ever since.

I'm not melancholy; I'm a happy-go-lucky person, kind of silly. I like funny things. I have a lot of energy. I tend to like music that's mellow, though.

I feel like I've been lucky, because I don't feel like I've ever tried to be somebody I'm not. People might disagree.