Musician

I never went to concerts when I was a kid, so I never knew if what I was doing onstage was right.

In a strange way, I'm way more comfortable onstage than anywhere else.

I got into therapy in the fifth grade because I said in a sarcastic way that I was going to kill myself, and they didn't get it then. Nothing's changed.

There were songs I would write about breaking up with somebody before I broke up with them, months and months before I broke up with them.

What's really good is African drum music.

I'm incredibly impressed by people who organize to achieve a goal, and believe that they can make a difference and then go ahead and do just that. I think it's incredible.

I'm a really good parent to myself sometimes, and I do things that make me learn and grow.

Our ancestors always thought of the worst thing that could happen, and that's why we're alive.

I don't go on lunch dates with friends. I hear about people having dinner parties, but I never do that. I'm not really human.

Hearing my songs in public freaks me out a bit. There was one restaurant I really liked in L.A., but I had to stop going there when they started playing my music. It felt kinda awkward.

I don't think what I look like is relevant.

I resent limitations. I'm going to be this way for a while.

When I was a kid - 10, 11, 12, 13 - the thing I wanted most in the world was a best friend. I wanted to be important to people; to have people that understood me. I wanted to just be close to somebody.

Everybody sees me as this sullen and insecure little thing. Those are just the sides of me that I feel it's necessary to show because no one else seems to be showing them.

I wrote 'Criminal' in 45 minutes when everyone else went to lunch because I had to have a hit. I can force myself to do the work, but only if someone is right up behind me.

No, I've never wanted kids. But I do read about parenting a lot.

Men are my bread and butter. It's what I live for! I have no shame about that.

I don't want to give any advice to a 19-year-old, because I want a 19-year-old to make mistakes and learn from them. Make mistakes, make mistakes, make mistakes. Just make sure they're your mistakes.

I walk my dog at dawn because I don't like people to be around.

I just tend to do things to myself that I don't realize I'm doing. Sometimes I bite my lip so that it splits and hurts, and yet I can't stop. And sometimes I'd play shows on the last run, I'd scratch my neck while I was singing, and I'd horrified to see these red streaks of blood after.