There's nothing wrong with struggle. Anytime I look back at a difficult phase of my life and see what grew out of it - the creative survival tactics - I think that the good is way better than the bad.

I think there's so much negative influence on children in school settings. It becomes learning by rote to pass a test. It's not contextualized.

I think at this point in my life, I'd like to play more good guys than bad guys.

I grew up with an incredibly loving and supportive family that gave me the impression there were a lot of options for me out there.

Your sanity is harder to get back than money or contacts. You are the magic. You are the art. You can't lose that.

I don't think it's about playing and singing, to be honest. That seems like old news, you know? I wasn't thinking about that. I just think that's in my body now. Dancers don't think about their legs moving one way and their arms moving another. Over time, you incorporate that into your instrument.