Musician

I think I'd like my hair to be perfect.

I don't really understand how to do bureaucratic things - school-system things.

I think part of the process of putting out a record is always looking back because, by the time a song comes out, it's been a year since you wrote it.

I'm always the one sitting at the merch table and talking to everyone at the show - and I think it's because I have this deep fear that if I'm not approachable or I'm not there, people are going to think I'm a brat.

When I was 18, I borrowed my parents' car, and they are super supportive. They might give us snacks for the road, but it's not like they are paying clubs to book us.

The only reason to do this job is because I love playing my music. And I love my bandmates.

Sometimes I'm really mean to someone who just hugged me. I never thought that I would be like that.

It was a really long process, dropping out of college. I was there for a semester, then I would take a semester off and go on tour, then I would go back for a semester.

I'm not just going to hug every person that asks to hug me.

One of the cool things about traveling and being a musician is that you meet so many people who have studied different things and have different careers.

If I could have a record that represents every stage of my life, I'd be putting out one a month. Everything is always changing, and so is the way that I feel about stuff.

I think that I'm definitely going to keep writing music forever. I can't stop even if I tried.

Once you're in a position where you can choose to not be around toxic environments, just do that as much as you can.

I played my first show when I was 17, and that was a big moment. I realized it was something I could keep doing.

I definitely think that touring is a really crazy lifestyle and makes it hard to live a normal life and have relationships and friendships.

I kind of like the idea of creating my own literature within my albums. I definitely thought about that when I started writing songs.

I don't actually have problems dealing with corporate situations. There are times I've railed against it, but there are other times when I'm like, 'I'll take your money, no problem.'

It's funny: 'Next Thing' was written in a time of my life when I was actually really naive and thought that I was wise.

The way my body is viewed in the world is different than a male body. People are going to write about the performance, but they're probably also going to be writing about what I was wearing or my hair, which just doesn't happen to men.

What I really care about is writing... Some people feel about touring the way I feel about writing, which is, 'Whoa, I can't believe I get to do this as a job.'