I enjoy looking like a tart and thinking like a politician.

In the same way, I write some of my more difficult pieces when I'm at very happy stages in my life.

I find it hard myself to feel justified to sing in a very politically direct way about war or social conditions because I feel so ignorant of a lot of it.

I'm finding my way, and I make mistakes.

I firmly disbelieve that one has to be a tortured soul to write good music.

I had a chip on my shoulders 'cause I felt like I was being overlooked.

[I] try to do both because the writing for me, to be a new artist, the writing is gonna pay the bills.