"I think a lot of pop music is escapist." — Lauv

I am realising this now more as I grow up: that I never really felt connected to locations. In some sense, I always kind of felt a little lost in that I never had any hometown pride. While I experience a lot different places and experiences, I always felt a little detached.

'I Met You When I Was 18' is a collection of songs, a story about moving to New York City when I was 18 and falling in love for the first time. A story about trying to figure out your own identity whilst being deeply intertwined with someone else's.

People come up to me with tattoos of my lyrics!

All the best art and music feels like some type of truth - even if it's really simple - that you just can't deny. A listener can feel that.

Being vulnerable is the hardest thing for so many people, including myself, but it's also the most satisfying thing.

I miss the energy of New York City and being able to step out of my apartment and see so much unique culture all the time around me without having to seek it out. In L.A., I have to sort of seek out everything I'm trying to do. It makes it less spontaneous.

In day-to-day life, there's so much that's calculated: so many fake, surface-level interactions that don't amount to anything.

Kids can tell if you're being genuine or not.

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I think a lot of pop music is escapist.