“I definitely always thought of myself as a songwriter before a singer.”

People are going to assume whatever they want to assume.

Hula-hooping. It makes me feel free. My stepsister introduced me to it. I used to have panic attacks all the time, and she hula-hooped to cope with her own anxiety.

Stylistically, things are becoming cooler. People are trying different things and combining genres.

I think that women are afraid to be vulnerable because they think it makes them look weak.

Working with new people can be really hard and nerve-wracking. When you don’t know the person, it’s like being on a blind date.

I have, like, sensory overload problems.

Tired of people telling me how I should have a fucking body. What I should wear on it. How I should act with it. What I should fucking shave off of it.

People are always going to have something to say about you or your body. They will always try to attack you when you’re feeling the most happy or the most yourself you’ve ever been.

My favorite food is hot Cheetos. I could eat those every day.

I do love all types of music. I could be in a session for eight hours, and when I leave, I’ll instinctively go to the radio or put on my favourite songs.

An artist could have a really big relationship, and then they break up, and any song after that, people are automatically going to assume that that song is about that person.

Orange magic in your eyes, on my mind

I’ve always been a writer. I’ve always loved words, ever since I was a kid.

For the first three years, when I was writing, I was doing sessions with a whole bunch of different people all the time every day until I met Lindy Robbins, who kind of mentored me. And then, once you find that, all the pieces come together.

I could make apple pie every single day. You need to be super precise in order for it to be perfect. I’m such a perfectionist that baking is calming for me. I’ve never burnt anything, thank God.

It’s 2016. Men are more vulnerable than ever.

I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.

I could always sing just playing around, but I ain’t want to be no singer. I thought that was lame.

Night is a song, moon and sad people can sing along.

Poetry is an eulogy, sung for hope and love.

I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.

Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.

Dreams do come true, believe always. I dreamt every night of becoming a singer

My dream job growing up was always to be an artist. It wasn’t even that I would be a rapper or singer; I just knew I would be a public figure.