I didn't have any great job prospects.

I think we are dying in America, I think our democracy is over.

Dancin' in the welfare lines.

My worst job was working in the laundry of a nursing home.

I think I have to work to write a happy song. I write them carefully; they're simple and they're about when it's fun to walk down the street. You know? Because that's the best thing about when you're happy. It's just one little thing that makes you happy, and you're making friends. The kind of thing I can do is capture this moment.

You can't break the rules until you know how to play the game.

I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I just went, don't be frightened, you can't do anything wrong, it's your show.