The river was always there inside of me, but I was very shy. I could see that this was my path. I felt destiny in my own music.

But looking back, the fact was that I had a couple of big hits too quickly and it was simply too much for an introvert like me to handle.

Thank God I have music to vent my emotions. I'd be in a prison if I didn't.

I'm a songwriter who's put my childhood memories and teenage angst into songs.

I'm glad I made a piece of art that can be interpreted so widely. Art is always interpreted subjectively

The river was always there inside of me, but I was very shy. I could see that this was my path. I felt destiny in my own music.

I wanted to be a cheerleader, like my sister was - all the most popular and beautiful girls are cheerleaders and I wanted that, and it demolished this vision of myself. That's when I found the piano, when music saved me; that's when I first attempted to write my own songs.