Once I've learned all those things and gotten through the hard times, I come out feeling really powerful.

One of my biggest problems is I get bored too easily, and I like to experiment too much, to the point where I confuse myself and I confuse my fans.

Mazomanie doesn't even have a stoplight, so it doesn't do a lot. But the cheese curds there are unbelievable. I've never had them anywhere else, even at places in California that claim to have the real thing. There's a cheese factory in Arena, Mazomanie's neighboring town, and they'll give you fresh curds that are so amazing.

I discovered that my insecurities and my flaws were things that I actually need to embrace, and I let them become my superpowers.

Since I started making music, it had always been for myself.

I lived in a cabin in the woods in Oregon, and I'd basically given up on the music industry for an indefinite amount of time. And while I was out there, I came up with a very specific vision of what I wanted my music to sound like.

I realize that I really have to make music work for me as a career because I can't do anything else.