I listen to a pretty wide variety of albums so as to get influenced by nothing particular.

Johnny Depp and I think Woody Allen would be fun to hang out with.

I wasn't really writing anything that I felt was worth it at the end, but then certain things sparked me as a solo writer - to be able to try new things and experiment, and ultimately challenge myself as a performer and as a songwriter and just to commit to ideas, and not be afraid to be myself.

I'm not bashing people who write songs that are just 'get on the dance floor and party party', I understand why people need those songs too, but I don't really write lyrics like that.

I read a lot of prose poetry and get inspired by more-so just a state of mind.

In the recording process I do listen to other artists a lot and other albums and albums I am loving lately, or ones that I still love that came out in the 80s or 70s.

I tend to not try and listen to a lot of other artists while I'm writing, because if I hear something that's brilliant.