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

A song will keep going round in my brain and keep me awake.

I just want to keep making music, recording and trying different things. I don't want to do the same thing all the time.

I had very modest expectations when I first moved to New York. I didn't even expect to get a record deal.

All is fair in love and songwriting.

I don't think it's a bad thing to share how you feel, especially if people can relate to it.

The pop world is cool, but I never really thought of myself as part of it or wanting to be a part of it because I'm on a label that's not really like that. They're not trying to dress me up, they're not trying to do things like that. I feel like I'm sort of separate from that, actually.