I feel like when I'm writing for other people, when I'm doing rap hooks, it's kinda like playing dress up for me...

I also like a lot of silence, and when you're touring, it's constantly noise, all the time, you're surrounded with 15 or 20 people the entire time. I find that tough.

I always wanted to be an artist. I think I was just waiting on somebody to approve me and be like, "Oh, okay, you should be an artist," you know 'cause it wasn't until I stopped looking for approval that I could actually do it.

Maybe I'm just purely lucky. If I've come up against obstacles I've always found another way around it.

[Writing] has helped me meet people.

To think of myself as a role model is extremely flattering, but I could never accept that, because Im just learning like everybody else.

I've so much left to explore, it's enormously exciting to me. It's a passion. I just try and get better at what I do, and I study it very hard, like it is my life degree.