The world has changed a lot since I started making records.I used to go into a studio and there were songs there, chosen for me to see if I liked them. I wasn't encouraged to write.

I'd like to thank my parents for always stressing, be an individual.

I can't tell you how freeing it is to have my own label. For the first time in my career, I have total control.

I can't write about your pain; I only know my own.

I don't talk about my personal life. But the relationships I've had have usually been with other musicians. It's just easier that way.

It's taken me years to embrace the softer elements of who I am and let that shine some.

So it's the greatest compliment in the world when people want to hear you sing. That means it feels good to them, so I keep doing it.