I spend my time trying to figure art out. I was brought up to believe that the way one processes information is by making it into art. That's how I live my life.

Putting out commercial pieces and promoting them and trying to sell them to people is not necessarily what it means to be an artist

I wouldn't even say "Imagine" is political. I think it's…more just sort of declaration of humanity. I don't find his political songs to be the ones that I go home and listen to. And I would say that of any artist. They're not the ones that interest…

The most important thing in my father's life? World peace. Me and my brother. My mom.

I have a piano and a guitar, and I tend to switch back and forth between those two instruments to help me get inspired.

The most important thing in art is taste.

Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a dream. You've got to work at it.