People say, "I can't take you seriously because you're so young." But I think when you're young, what you feel is more pure.

Sometimes I write songs that just come out in a pop format because I grew up on melody and these amazing artists during the 80s. It's my tradition and it's something that I can't really control.

Having access to mobile phones and being able to document your own life brings people together.

The funny thing about gold is how quickly it can tarnish.

Technology has a lot to do with how the world is developing at the moment because there are very raw and pure and primal emotions that people are communicating to each other over the Internet.

When I started making music, I made music in a very commercial space and I didn't have room to really explore things on my own terms. It took me awhile to create a little bubble where I could explore other things, and new things. When I did that, my tools were songwriting and arranging.

When I'm in the studio, I become a total nerd.