“The things I see every day inspire my sound and lyrics, like certain people and situations that stick out in my mind. There are also certain musicians I love whose music and styles inspire me.”

I’ve never spoken to Bon Iver, but I would love to. I’m a huge fan!

I love Adele and Lykke Li. I also listen to classical music as well.

I read the three Hunger Games books in a week and because I liked them so much I wrote Just a Game.

I used to play violin, but I wasn’t very good! I’m starting to learn guitar.

You live it forward, but understand it backward.

The work on weekdays and the rest on the seventh day are correlated. The Sabbath is the inspirer, the other days the inspired.

You got to get it while you can.

Art is one of the sources through which the soul expresses itself and inspires others. But to express art thoroughly, one must have the inner emotions opened thoroughly.

Awake, awake, my Lyre!And tell thy silent master’s humble taleIn sounds that may prevail;Sounds that gentle thoughts inspire

The ecstatic beauty and soulful grace of Rumi’s poetry inspires human hearts to believe in possibilities beyond the predictably fatal.

I’m playing the game because I love it. But I’m also playing it for my family. You play for the glory, but you play for your family, too.

Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.