You can write a book on how to ruin someone’s perfect day.

One of the things people don't really recognise about the similarities between country and hip-hop is that they're celebrations of pride in a lifestyle.

I keep going back to love when I write songs because I can't figure it out.

When you say 'control freak' and 'OCD' and 'organized,' that suggests someone who's cold in nature, and I'm just not. Like, I'm really open when it comes to letting people in. But I just like my house to be neat, and I don't like to make big messes that would hurt people.

I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.

I still like to live in a whimsical world that seems more romantic and fantasy-related because real life seems so hard

Every day was a struggle. Forget making plans for life - we were just trying to make it to next week.