It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.

When I first started making music, it was learning other people's songs and putting them onto four-track. Like Beatles songs and stuff. When I started writing, I used the singing side of the production as a vehicle for melody and lyrical ideas.

Treat others as you wish to be treated. Don't just be nice, but be kind to other people. That can be so rewarding.

I love experimenting with clothes for photo shoots, but when I'm onstage, I want to show people that there are other options. You can just be yourself and still make good music.

I love the sound of Elmore James, the sound early guitarists like him got just by using minimal means.

I've worked with just as many talented women as I have talented men, and I feel fortunate enough to have that great balance.