I had some fears as a kid, but I was also relatively fearless. Maybe that's a result of living half the time in reality and the other half in fantasy.

Writing in other voices is almost Japanese in the sense that theres a certain formality there which allows me to sidestep the embarrassment of directly expressing to complete strangers the most intimate details of my life.

Some girls are taught to be sexy.

How weird it was to drive streets I knew so well. What a different perspective.

I didn't go out looking for fights as a kid, but if it was necessary, I'd fight. Fighting was a daily thing where we lived.

I still feel conflicted because I don't always get to spend as much time with my daughter as I'd like, given my work.

I think that if you have a strong narrative, if the idea of the song can be boiled down to the basics, it won't change that much.