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.

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'd say Ernest Hemingway would be a blast to get drunk with.

A true measure of success is just to work hard and get my music out there and just be myself and be real.

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.

Prose poetry is not set to a melody or music so there's something freeing about it.