I'm a big believer that there's a reason for everything. I'm a hopeless optimist.

I'm a big believer that there's a reason for everything. I'm a hopeless optimist.

I can sit and dissect for hours, and then write 50 songs about. I always find that inspiring.

It's easy for me to be vulnerable and craft songs when I'm being a hermit in my woods loft, secluded. When I get attention for it, whether it's on stage or in life - I have sort of a love-hate relationship with all of it. That makes me feel really stark naked.

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.

Hopefully, my tears are worth something to the outside world.