I think sometimes songwriting becomes diluted when you have lots of components to mask a lack of core.

Obviously, it's great to know that your music is being listened to.

I personally do not listen to a lot of music. It helps keep my mind free. I don't want to sound like someone else from the get-go. I want to express myself and the world in my head.

Sometimes people talk about music, whether blogs or magazines, in a strange way where it doesn't seem like they're actually listening to it.

When something goes into the world, you immediately begin to develop another perspective on yourself, another identity.

The guys in high school were like, "You've got a nice voice; you should keep singing," but I never honestly thought that one day I'd be a singer. When you're young, you don't see the signs.

In general, I think I'm a very private person. But I also love human beings.