I like simple writing. I'd rather read Hemingway than Burroughs.

I started growing roses. I enjoyed the craft of it and that they're difficult to look after; they can provide joy.

You can get into a comfort zone writing lyrics, like wearing a mask. But I wanted to feel uncomfortable when I was listening back to the lyrics; I wanted to squirm.

I like simple writing. I'd rather read Hemingway than Burroughs.

I was definitely inspired by gospel music, or old-school R&B; I got into some Good God gospel compilations.

When you're making an album with people who made your favorite records as a rebellious teenager, it feels like you've achieved something.

I'm definitely preoccupied by thinking I'm just a biological thing. I want to feel that there's more, but so often I'm reminded of how we're just like baboons, basically.