It's striking how commercially viable that impulse for instant intimacy is right now, especially in songs and writing.

Yes I think I'm okay, walked into the door again.

I was the oldest child, and both my parents worked, so I had a great deal of responsibility from a very young age.

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.

You have to defend your honor. And your family.

Writing is always personal in some way but not always in a direct way.

I always thought that if I was popular I must be doing something wrong.