Writing and performing are to me what water and movement are to sharks.

There's something about [pain] that excites me. If I'm feeling really awful about something, it's because I haven't experienced it before. There's something I need to learn from it.

I'm addicted to the dynamics of relationships whether they be in love, work, between strangers on the streets, or in the world in general.

Pain is a huge gift. It can expand you like nothing else. If you can embrace it and sink into it, you'll get to the point where you can bend and transform your experience of it. Having some sort of creative outlet to do that is another gift.

I used to find places in high school and college, empty rooms or spaces with pianos. Instead of going to a party, I'd play alone for hours. It became my buddy.

Everyone is more than what you see on the cover; we all run deep and have our story.

What tries to break us is endlessly fascinating to me. Joy is a whole different game to express.