I think art doesn't have to be created in a period of misery, but it certainly helps.
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It's funny how a song can start in your mind, and then when it goes through all the filters, it ends up in a totally different spot.
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Rilo Kiley was a rock band, so I wanted my solo records to feel different.
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When I was 18, I took a trip to Thailand with a friend. We stayed for a month. Bangkok was very raw for a teenager: there were no cellphones, no Internet, and the only music I had with me was this cassette by Liz Phair. I was writing a lot of poetry, and she embodied a talky style of songwriting that I found very accessible.
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I love kids, but there's always time for them later. You can always adopt; you can have a puppy. The songs are my children.
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I think regardless of where people are from, country music is a through line.
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My favorite days off on the road are typically nowhere, like Bismarck, North Dakota, and you find yourself in a mall, and you're like, 'This is awesome!'
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I'm a late bloomer. It's taken me a long time to find my voice, and I think all the records I've made over the years, I was finding my voice, and that's part of the process.
