I do a lot of reading on Buddhist philosophy, and a Buddhist nun named Pema Chödrön talks a lot about acceptance. It's one of the main tenets of Buddhism - accepting that what is, is. The root of our suffering is when we just don't want to accept a truth. We want something to be different than it is.

I don't like karaoke very much. I like being around it, but I don't like singing it. If I had to sing a karaoke song, it's usually "Son of a Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield.

I'm somebody who grew up listening to a lot of musical theater, so getting to finally write musical theater songs and songs that sound that way - the emphasis being on the storytelling, but the arrangements and the orchestrations can be really varied - I found that to be, actually, a really joyful discovery.

I like seeing someone that can sing jazz and then flip over and sing a pop song and then sing a rock song.

I'm a traditional singer-songwriter. I have a more organic sound.

If you take your fear and mash it into something that's actually useful, then it doesn't feel like it wins.

I have a tendency when I feel myself getting stuck, my impulse is to go to my cupboard and find chips to eat.